BNS Section 243 — Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

CHAPTER XIV OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Criminal

Summary

Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers, or delivers to any person any property or any interest in property, intending to prevent that property or interest from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine under a sentence that has already been pronounced, or that he knows is likely to be pronounced, by a Court or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order that has been made, or that he knows is likely to be made, by a Court in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

Official Text

Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • ... Petitioner/A-5 in Crl.OP.7183/2015 vs The Deputy Superintendent of Police, — Madras High Court (2015)
  • CRL OP/5464/2011 — Madras High Court (2011)
  • SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • IPC §206 — Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution