On a crowded bank premises, a man quickly and without the consent of a customer snatches a gold chain from her neck and runs away, without causing any hurt. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, he has committed:

Section 304 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 creates the offence of snatching: whoever, with the intention to dishonestly take away any movable property out of the possession of any person, without that person's consent, moves or attempts to move that property quickly or forcibly, commits snatching. The punishment is imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years, with liability to fine; where hurt is caused while snatching, the imprisonment may extend to five years. Theft under s.303 requires dishonest intention but not quick or forcible removal against the possessor's will. Robbery under s.309 requires theft accompanied by violence or its threat, and extortion under s.308 involves inducing delivery by a threat of harm. Quick and forcible removal without consent and without hurt is snatching.