General Explanations
IPC Section 27 - "Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant "
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 27 deals with "property in possession of wife, clerk or servant ".
Full official legal text
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 w ithin 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.
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