Section 302: Larceny of produce of soil

302. Larceny of produce of soil (1) Any person who fraudulently abstracts, steals, takes or carries away any crop or other produce of the soil, whether the same before being so abstracted, stolen, taken or carried away had or had not yet been detached from the soil, shall commit larceny and be liable on conviction to imprisonment and to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees. (2) Where such larceny is committed under any of the circumstances specified in sections 303, 304, 305, 306 and 309, the offender shall be liable to the punishments enacted in the said sections respectively. [S. 302 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.] continued on page C57 – 85 C57 – 83 [Issue 2] Revised Laws of Mauritius