Which one of the following is not an essential ingredient of the offence of theft?
The property may be moved with or without the consent of the person in possession of the property
The moving of a property should be in order to take such property
The property should be moved out of the possession of any person
The movable property must be moved with dishonest intention
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017
The definition of theft under Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, explicitly requires that the movable property is taken “out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent”. Therefore, consent of the person in possession negates the element of theft. Option A states that the property *may* be moved *with or without* consent, which directly contradicts the requirement that it must be *without* consent. Thus, moving the property *with* consent is not an essential ingredient of theft.