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(1) Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft or extortion or robbery or cheating, and property which has been criminally misappropriated or in respect of which criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as stolen property, whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation or breach of trust has been committed, within or without India, but, if such property subsequently comes into the possession of a person legally entitled to the possession thereof, it then ceases to be stolen property. (2) Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. (3) 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 Stolen property. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 85 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 85 (b) Z ꯑꯁꯤꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯑꯃꯗꯆꯠꯂꯤꯕꯋꯦꯌꯔꯍꯥꯎꯁ-ꯀꯤꯄꯔAꯅꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯐꯔꯅꯤꯆꯔꯑꯗꯨA. ꯗꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯋꯦꯌꯔꯍꯥꯎꯁꯔꯨꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯂꯦꯞꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯑꯃꯄꯤꯔꯒꯑꯃꯨꯛꯍꯟꯅꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯕꯌꯥꯅꯆꯦꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯃꯅꯂꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯌꯣꯜꯂꯤ꯫Aꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫ (c) ꯀꯣꯜꯀꯥꯇꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕA ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯗꯂꯩꯕZꯀꯤꯑꯦꯖꯦꯟꯠꯅꯤ꯫A ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡZꯀꯤꯃꯔꯛꯇꯃꯌꯦꯛꯁꯦꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯐꯥꯠꯇꯕꯌꯥꯅꯆꯦꯑꯃꯂꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤZꯅAꯗꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛZꯀꯤꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅAꯅꯊꯥꯗꯒꯅꯤ꯫ZꯅA. ꯗ ꯂꯨꯄꯥꯂꯥꯈꯑꯃꯊꯥꯔꯛꯏ, A. ꯗꯃꯁꯤꯃꯛꯀꯝꯄꯅꯤꯒꯤꯆꯦꯗꯊꯥꯗꯅꯕꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅ꯫ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯇꯧꯗꯕAꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯝꯇꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯗꯦꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫Aꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠ ꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫ (d) ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕA, ꯈꯨꯗꯝꯑꯣꯏꯅ(c), ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯐꯕꯊꯥꯖꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ, ꯕꯦꯡꯛꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯡꯒꯣꯜꯗꯁꯦꯌꯔꯁꯤꯡꯊꯝꯕꯅZꯀꯤꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯗꯍꯦꯟꯅꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯊꯥꯖꯕ, Zꯀꯤꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯝꯇꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯌꯥꯗꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡZꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯕꯦꯡꯛꯑꯣꯐꯕꯦꯡꯒꯣꯜꯗꯁꯦꯌꯔꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯗ, Zꯅꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡAꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯑꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯃꯄꯨꯔꯛꯄꯒꯤꯍꯛꯂꯩꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅ, ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛAꯅ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ꯫ (e) A, ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯌꯨ-ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯥꯅ, ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯋꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯑꯃꯗꯄꯤꯅꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯏ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯅꯆꯦꯑꯃꯅꯂꯦꯞꯏ꯫A ꯅꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯇꯧꯗꯅꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯂꯧꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫Aꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫ (f) ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕA ꯑꯁꯤZꯅꯂꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯄꯨꯁꯤꯟꯒꯗꯕꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤ꯫A ꯅꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯑꯗꯨꯃꯐꯝꯈꯪꯍꯟꯗꯦ꯫Aꯅꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫ (꯲) ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯆꯍꯤꯃꯉꯥꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯏꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯳) ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ, ꯋꯥꯔꯐꯤꯡꯒꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯦꯔꯍꯥꯎꯁ-ꯀꯤꯄꯔꯑꯣꯏꯅꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯄꯔꯇꯤꯁꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯄꯔꯇꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯦꯠꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯗꯤꯁꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯞꯁꯟꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯴) ꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯥꯔ ꯭ ꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤꯕꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ, ꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯦꯠꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯵) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅ, ꯃꯥꯑꯣꯡꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯄꯨꯑꯣꯏꯔꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯕꯦꯡꯀꯔ, ꯃꯔꯆꯦꯟ꯭ꯇ, ꯐꯦꯛꯇꯔ, ꯕ꯭ꯔꯣꯀꯔ, ꯑꯦꯇꯣꯔꯅꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯖꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯂꯂꯣꯟꯏꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯄꯨꯑꯣꯏꯔꯗꯨꯅ, ꯃꯄꯨꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯆꯑꯣꯐꯇ꯭ꯔꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯋꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯃꯔꯣꯜꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯕꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯐꯪꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯳꯱꯷(꯱) ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯨꯠꯇꯧꯔꯒꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯝꯐꯨꯗꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯥꯟꯅꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯑꯣꯏꯅꯊꯥꯖꯕꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯑꯗꯨꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯇꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯥꯟꯅꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯖꯕꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯑꯁꯤꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯍꯛꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯕꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯋꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯖꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯝꯂꯩꯕꯅ, ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯊꯥꯖꯗꯅꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯆꯍꯤꯑꯍꯨꯝꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯏꯟꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯳) ꯆꯣꯏꯅꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯗꯦꯀꯣꯏꯇꯤꯒꯤꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯟꯅꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯖꯕ ꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯝꯂꯩꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯈꯪꯂꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯖꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯝꯂꯩꯕ, ꯗꯦꯀꯣꯏꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯒꯦꯡꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯩꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯩꯍꯥꯏꯅꯊꯥꯖꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯝꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯊꯥꯖꯗꯅꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯈꯪꯂꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯨꯈ꯭ꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯊꯥꯖꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯝ ꯂꯩꯕ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯀꯟꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯐꯥꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤ꯫ 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 imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. 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