Landmark case · Law of Crimes · Semester 2

K.N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan

AIR 1957 SC 369 · Supreme Court of India

Theft requires dishonest intention to take movable property out of the possession of another without consent; a practical joke may still be theft if that intention is present.

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Theft, extortion, robbery, dacoity and criminal breach of trust — Unit V, Law of Crimes.

Related sections:

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 303 — Theft (IPC 378–382)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 308–310 — Extortion, robbery and dacoity (IPC 383–402)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 314–316 — Criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust (IPC 403–409)