IPC Section 27 - Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
Last Updated: 01 Nov, 2026
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
(Section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading. “Wife” is replaced by “Spouse”.)
Please refer to BNS 3 for updated procedures & punishments.
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.
Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
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