Information Contained In A Document Is A 'Corporeal Property' And Can Be Subject Matter Of Theft: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

9 May 2019 7:10 PM IST

"Information contained in a document, if replicated, can be the subject of theft and can result in wrongful loss, even though the original document was only temporarily removed from its lawful custody for the purpose of extracting the information contained therein."

The Supreme Court has held that the "document" as defined in Section 29 of the Indian Penal Code is a "moveable property" within the meaning of Section 22 IPC and the information contained thereon in the documents would also fall within the purview of the "corporeal property" and can be the subject matter of the theft. The bench comprising Justice R. Banumathi and Justice R....

Information Contained In A Document Is A 'Corporeal Property' And Can Be Subject Matter Of Theft: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"Information contained in a document, if replicated, can be the subject of theft and can result in wrongful loss, even though the original document was only temporarily removed from its lawful custody for the purpose of extracting the information contained therein."

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