Section 412 Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860

Section 412 Indian Penal Code

Section 412 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity. It is under ‘Of the Receiving of Stolen Property’ of CHAPTER XVII (OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY) of the Code.

Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity

Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with ¹ [imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.