Indian Penal Code, 1860
412. Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the
commission of a dacoity
Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, the
possession whereof he knows or has reason to believe to have been transferred
by the commission of dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person, whom he
knows or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of
dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen,
shall be punished with 152[imprisonment for life], or with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.