IPC · II — GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

Section 27. "Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant"

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

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.

Source: India Code