Section 148 - Possession of stolen property

(1) Where a person charged with dishonestly receiving is proved to have had in possession or under control, anything which is reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and that person does not give an account, to the satisfaction of the Court, as to the possession or control, the Court may presume that the thing has been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and that person may be convicted of dishonestly receiving in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(2) The possession or control of a carrier, an agent, or a servant is, for the purposes of subsection (1), possession or control of the person who employed the carrier, agent or servant, and that person is liable accordingly.