BNS Section 322 — Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
Section 322 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
322. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.—Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently signs, executes or becomes a party to any deed or instrument which purports to transfer or subject to any charge any property, or any interest therein, and which contains any false statement relating to the consideration for such transfer or charge, or relating to the person or persons for whose use or benefit it is really intended to operate, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. ¶
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