Legal Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent and moves that property is said to commit theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.Factual Situation: Raju sees a cell phone belonging to Ram lying on the table in Ram's house. Raju hides the cell phone in Ram's house in such a place where Ram cannot find it, due to the fear of immediate search and detection. Raju did this with the intention of taking away the cell phone from the hidden place when Ram forgets about it and then sell it away. Question: Is Raju guilty of theft? (SET LAW 2012)

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Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.

Legal Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent and moves that property is said to commit theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.<br>Factual Situation: Raju sees a cell phone belonging to Ram lying on the table in Ram's house. Raju hides the cell phone in Ram's house in such a place where Ram cannot find it, due to the fear of immediate search and detection. Raju did this with the intention of taking away the cell phone from the hidden place when Ram forgets about it and then sell it away. Question: Is Raju guilty of theft? (SET LAW 2012)