Dhaba ki Dukaan: Trespass to Chattels in Our Daily Life

Arre, you know what happens every time I forget to lock the bike parked outside the dhaba? Nahi, it's not that I always lose my bike, but Section 52 of the Indian Evidence Act comes to my mind. I'm talking about Constructive Trespass, where even if the trespasser doesn't touch the chattel, if they interfere with it in any way, they're still liable. Like, if someone puts a chai glass on my bike, I can sue them for trespass to chattels. It's not just bikes, though - think of those aunties who always 'borrow' your clothes from the peg outside, even when you explicitly say 'take your own kurtas, beta'. Same principle, different cousin, right?