Section 27 Indian Penal Code

Section 11 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant. It is under CHAPTER II (GENERAL EXPLANATIONS) of the Code.

Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

When property is in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk or servant, on account of that person, it is in that person’s possession within the meaning of this Code.

Explanation.—A person employed temporarily or on a particular occasion in the capacity of a clerk or servant, is a clerk or servant within the meaning of this section.