Section 334: (1) Whoever dishonestly or with intent to commit mischief, breaks open or
breaking open unfastens any closed receptacle which contains or which he believes to contain property,
receptacle
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two
containing
property. years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Whoever, being entrusted with any closed receptacle which contains or which he
believes to contain property, without having authority to open the same, dishonestly, or with
intent to commit mischief, breaks open or unfastens that receptacle, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or
with both.
CHAPTER XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS