Assertion (A): A servant removes wrist watch from the table and keeps it concealed under the carpet in the same room for fear of being detected. He is guilty of theft. Reason (R): To be guilty of the offence of theft, a person must move and take away the property stolen. Directions: - the following item consist of two statements, one labeled as Assertion A and the other labeled as Reason R. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer
A)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true.

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The servant has removed the wristwatch from the table and concealed it under the carpet in the same room, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it. This constitutes theft, as the servant has taken and carried away the property of another person without their consent. The reason (R) correctly explains the assertion (A), as it states that to be guilty of theft, a person must move and take away the property stolen.

Assertion (A): a Servant Removes Wrist Watch from the Table