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BNS Section 155: Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154

Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine and to forfeiture of the property so received
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From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS155. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.— Whoever receives any property knowing the same to have been taken in the commission of any of the offences mentioned in sections 153 and 154, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine and to forfeiture of the property so received.

Cite as: Section 155, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)