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\u2018A\u2019 cut down a tree on \u2018B\u2019s ground, with the intention of dishonestly taking the tree out of \u2018B\u2019s possession without \u2018B\u2019s consent. Which one of the following statements is correct ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”\u2018A\u2019 commits no offence because the tree is an immovable property.” option2=”\u2018A\u2019 commits criminal breach of trust.” option3=”\u2018A\u2019 committed theft as soon as he severed the tree in order to such taking.” option4=”\u2018A\u2019 committed an attempt to theft.” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\n‘A’ committed theft as soon as he severed the tree in order to such taking.
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\n– Section 378 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines theft. It applies to movable property.
\n– Explanation 1 to Section 378 clarifies that a thing attached to the earth is not movable property, but it becomes capable of being the subject of theft as soon as it is severed from the earth.
\n– Illustration (b) under Section 378 is precisely this scenario: cutting down a tree with the intention of dishonestly taking it constitutes theft upon severance.
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\n– Theft is committed when there is dishonest intention to take movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, and there is a moving of the property in order to effect such taking. In the case of things attached to the earth, severance makes them movable, and the act of severance with the intent to take completes the theft.
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