section 27 indian penal code

INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section 27: “Property In Possession Of Wife, Clerk Or Servant”

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.

COMMENTS

The possession must be conscious and intelligent possession and not merely the physical presence of the accused near the object. But a wife, clerk or a servant do not have any power to deal with things in their charge as owners.