preparation made for causing death, hurt order to the committing of the theft); or restraint in (vii) sections 392 to 399, both inclusive, and section (that is to say, offences of robbery and dacoity); 402 (viii) section 409 (that is to say, offence relating criminal breach of trust by public servant, etc.); to (ix) sections 431 to 439, both inclusive (that is offences of mischief against property); to (x) sections 449 and 450 (that is to say, office of trespass); (xi) sections 456 to 460, both inclusive (that is offences of lurking house-trespass); and say, house- to say, (xii) sections 489A to 489E, both inclusive (that is to offences relating to currency notes and bank notes) say, shall, in the absence of any reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term "offence" includes any act committed at any place out of India which would constitute an offence if committed in India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------1 Ans. by Act 42 of 1993, s. 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------830 40. Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a make certain report. villageto 40. Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs a village to make certain report. (1) Every officer employed connection with the affairs of a village and every person residing a village shall forthwith communicate to the nearest Magistrate or the officer in charge of the nearest police station, whichever nearer, any information which he may possess respecting- of in in to is (a) the permanent or temporary residence of any notorious receiver or vendor of stolen property in or near such village; (b) the resort to any place within, or the passage through,