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

Summary

If someone fraudulently moves, hides, transfers, or gives away any property or interest in property to stop it from being taken by a court as a forfeiture, to pay a fine after a sentence has been given, or to prevent it from being taken to satisfy a court order in a civil case, that person can be punished. The punishment may include imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both. This applies even if the court order or sentence has not yet been made, as long as the person knows it is likely to be made.

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 of Justice 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 of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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