BNS334
BNS Section 334: Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
Ch XVII · Of Offences Against Property
Gazette p.101
Punishment
- (1) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both
- (2) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- (1) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Any Magistrate (Dishonestly breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property)
- (2) Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate (Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS334. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.—(1) Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.(2) Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property, without having authority to open the same, dishonestly, or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Cite as: Section 334, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)