BNS Section 323 — Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
323. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.—Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently conceals or removes any property of himself or any other person, or dishonestly or fraudulently assists in the concealment or removal thereof, or dishonestly releases any demand or claim to which he is entitled, 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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