Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, snatching is punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to -

Section 304 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 defines snatching as the dishonest taking of movable property out of the possession of another without that person's consent, where the property is taken suddenly or the victim is given no opportunity to resist, and it prescribes punishment of imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Snatching is thus distinguished from ordinary theft under Section 303, which carries a higher maximum, and from robbery under Section 309, which involves violence or the fear of instant violence accompanying the taking. The maximum of three years fixed by Section 304 makes the one, two, five and seven year figures incorrect, and the sudden taking without opportunity to resist is its defining feature.