Criminal Law - Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 27 - Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

Indian Penal Code,1860
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Person

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Moveable property

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Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

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Counterfeit

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Document

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Electronic record

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A will

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Life

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Section 27- 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.

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Indian Penal Code,1860
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