# 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.
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Offences by officers of the Post Office
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Penalty for misconduct of person employed to carry or deliver mail bags or postal articles50
Penalty for voluntary withdrawal from duty, without permission or notice, of person employed to carry or deliver mail bags or postal articles51
Penalty for making false entry in register kept by person employed to carry or deliver any postal articles53
Penalty for opening, detaining or delaying postal articles54
Penalty for fraud in connection with official marks and for receipt of excess postage55
Penalty for fraudulently preparing, altering secreting or destroying Post Office documents
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