Indian Post Office Act, 1898
52. Penalty for theft,
dishonest misappropriation, secretion, destruction, or throwing away, of postal
articles
Whoever, being
an officer of the Post Office, commits theft in respect of, or dishonestly
misappropriates, or, for any purpose whatsoever, secretes, destroys or throws
away, any postal article in course of transmission by post or anything contained
therein, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
seven years, and shall also be punishable with fine.