Question

Principle: Whoever takes away any moveable thing from the land of any person without that person's consent, he is said to have committed theft.
Facts: During his visit to the house of 'C', 'A' asked 'B' the son of 'C', to accompany 'A' to the forest. Neither 'A' nor 'B' informed 'C' in this regard. 'B' accompanied 'A' to the forest.

• A. 'A' has committed theft as soon as he entered the house of 'C'.
• B. 'A' has not committed theft.
• C. 'A' has committed theft.
• D. 'A' has committed theft till 'B' did not accompany him.

Hint:

Theft requires the actual taking of property, not merely entering or moving within someone’s land.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

'Theft' involves taking away property without consent. In this case, 'A' did not take anything from 'C's land without consent. The issue here was that 'A' asked 'B' to accompany him without informing 'C'. Since no theft occurred, 'A' has not committed theft.


Option (A) 'A' has committed theft as soon as he entered the house of 'C': This is incorrect. No theft occurred as nothing was taken from 'C's property.

Option (C) 'A' has committed theft: This is incorrect. There was no theft involved in this case.

Option (D) 'A' has committed theft till 'B' did not accompany him: This is incorrect as no theft was committed.