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 JURISPRUDENCE II PROJECT

THEORIES OF POSSESSION

SUBMITTED BY –AJITABH

ROLL NO -906

SUBMITTED TO –DR. MANORANJAN KUMAR

FACULTY OF JURISPRUDENCE

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA

ABSTRACT

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As with most words in the English language, the word ‘possession’ has a variety of uses and a

variety of meanings. Reference to any reasonably comprehensive English dictionary provides

sufficient illustration. As a noun from the transitive verb to passes’ Possession’ is given as: the

action or fact of possessing something or of being possessed. epending on the conte!t, the

le!icographer maybe found to give meanings such as the holding of something as one’s own:

actual occupancy as distinguished from ownership" a territory sub#ect to a sovereign ruler or 

state" the fact of being possessed by a demon" the action of an idea or feeling possessing a

 person" the action of $eeping oneself under control% as in self%possession. &he le!icographer, in

attempting to assign the meaning of the word as used in English law, may well find himself 

saying something li$e the following: ‘&he visible possibility of e!ercising over a thing such

control as attaches to lawful ownership: the detention or en#oyment of a thing by a person

himself or by another in his name" the relation of a person to a thing over which he may at his

 pleasure e!ercise such control as the character of the thing permits, to the e!clusion of other 

 persons.

'n law, possession is the control a person intentionally e!ercises toward a thing. 'n all cases, to

 possess something a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession

of some property. (i$e ownership, the possession of things is commonly regulated by states

under property law.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 

Aims and Objectives:

&his research paper loo$s at the concept of P)**E**')+ and various theories regarding

 possession.

Scope and Limitations:

ue to space constraints, the paper is limited to a brief discussion of the points set above.

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Research Questions:

. -hat are the theories of possession

/. iscuss the drawbac$s in the theories of possession given by various #urists.

HYPOTHS!S

&he researcher hypotheses that there are no theories of possession without any criticism and

every theory is a complete one.

"ethod o# $ritin%:

An archival method of writing has been followed in the paper. Analysis based on the presented

data has been attempted.

Sources o# &ata:

*econdary sources of data have been used while researching for the paper.

St'(e o# Citation:

A uniform style of citation has been followed throughout the paper.

 

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B!BL!O3RAPHY

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