Title XII
Offence Against Property
 

Chapter 1
Offence of Theft and Snatching

Section 334 Whoever dishonestly takes away the thing of another person or which the other person is a co-owner is said to commit the theft, shall be imprisoned not more than three years and fined not more than sixty thousand baht.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 335 Whoever commits theft under any of the following circumstances;

1. At night
2. In the place or zone where there is fire, explosion, flood, or in the place or precinct where there is an accident, distress to railway or other public conveyance or other similar calamity, or by taking advantage of such accident, distress or calamity, or by taking advantage of any public panic
3. By damaging a barricade made for the protection of persons or things, or by penetrating through such barricade by any means whatever
4. By using a passage not intended for human entrance, or a passage opened by an accomplice
5. By disguising himself, or by impersonating another person, or by blackening his face or doing otherwise so that he may not be seen or recognized
6. By falsely pretending that he is an official
7. By carrying arms, or by having more than two persons participating
8. In a dwelling place, official place or place provided for public service which he has entered without permission, or has hidden himself there
9. In a place of public worship, a railway station, an airport, a public parking for cars or vessels, a public place for loading and discharging products or in a public conveyance
10. Places used or possessed for public benefit
11. Places belonging to or in possession of the employer
12. Places belonging to an agriculturist, which is a product, plant, animal or implement possessed for the purpose of carrying on agricultural pursuit or acquired from such agricultural pursuit

He shall be punished with imprisonment of one to five years and fined of twenty thousand to one hundred thousand baht.

If the offence committed according to the first paragraph comes under the circumstances provided in the above sub-sections from more than two sub-sections, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of one to seven years and fined of twenty thousand to one hundred and forty thousand baht.

If the offence according to the first paragraph is committed against the ox, buffalo, mechanical device or machinery of the agriculturist possesses for purpose of carrying on agricultural pursuit, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of three to ten years and fined of sixty thousand to two hundred thousand baht.

            If the offence mentioned in this Section is committed against the will or on account of unbearable poverty, and the property stolen is of little value, the Court may inflict the punishment on the offender as provided in Section 334.

Section 335 bis Whoever commits theft by stealing Buddha image or religious object, if the property is worshipped by people or is national treasure in part or in whole, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to ten years and fined of sixty thousand to two hundred thousand baht.
           
If the offence mentioned in this Section is committed in a temple, abbey, religious monastery, archaeological site which is state property, government office, or national museum; shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years and fined of one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand baht.
 
Section 336 Whoever commits theft by snatching in presence is said to commit snatching, and shall be punished with imprisonment not more than five years and fined not more than one hundred thousand baht.

            If the snatching causes bodily or mentally harm to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of two to seven years and fined of forty thousand to one hundred and forty thousand baht.           

If the snatching causes grievous bodily harm to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of three to ten years and fined of sixty thousand to two hundred thousand baht.

If the snatching causes death to another person, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of five to fifteen years and fined of one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand baht.

Section 336 bis Whoever commits the offence under Section 334, Section 335, Section 335 bis, or Section 336 by wearing the soldier or police uniform or dressing so in order to make other person believes that he is a soldier or police, or by carrying or using the gun or explosive, or using the conveyance so as to facilitate in committing the offence, to take away such thing or escape from the arrest, shall be punished more than that as prescribed in such Section by half.