Larceny Act, 1990
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Amendment of Defence Act, 1954 . |
11.— The Defence Act, 1954 , is hereby amended by the substitution for section 156 of the following section: | |
“156. (1) Every person subject to military law who steals,embezzles or fraudulently misapplies or handles knowing or believing it to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained any property belonging to a person subject to military law or any public property or service property shall be guilty of an offence against military law and shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment or any less punishment awardable by a court-martial. | ||
(2) Section 33(2) (as substituted by the Larceny Act, 1990) of the Larceny Act, 1916 , shall apply to the offence of handling under subsection (1) of this section as it does to the offence of handling stolen property.”. |