Section 378 IPC defines 'theft' as the dishonest movable property of any person:
Ataking out of the possession of another, with consent, with intention to deprive temporarily
Bappropriation of any movable or immovable property by any deceitful means whatsoever
Cdestruction or damage in any manner, regardless of whether the property is moved at all
Dtaking out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, and moving in order to such taking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. taking out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, and moving in order to such taking
1. Section 378 IPC defines 'theft': 'Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft.'
2. Five ingredients: (i) dishonest intention; (ii) movable property; (iii) out of possession of another; (iv) without that person's consent; (v) moving the property in order to such taking.
3. 'Dishonestly' is defined in Section 24 — with intent to cause wrongful gain or wrongful loss.
4. Damage without taking is mischief (Section 425), not theft.
5. Hence option B captures the verbatim definition.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 378_
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