Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Full Text
Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practises any deception touching any right to 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 two years, or with fine, or with both.
Plain English Summary
Penalizes fraudulently accepting, receiving, or claiming property, or practicing deception over property rights, to prevent it from being seized for forfeiture, fines, or execution of a civil decree. Punishable by up to two years of imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Key Legal Elements
- Fraudulently accepting, receiving, or claiming any property or interest therein
- Knowing there is no rightful claim or right to such property/interest
- Or practicing deception touching any right to the property/interest
- Intending to prevent the property from being taken as forfeiture, fine satisfaction, or execution of a decree
Punishment
Up to 2 years imprisonment, fine, or both.
Practical Note
Distinct from Section 243 (which punishes the owner/debtor who hides or transfers the property), this section targets the third party who fraudulently claims or accepts the property to help screen it. It is a bailable, non-cognizable offence.
हिंदी पाठ
जो कोई संपत्ति को या उसमें के किसी हित को, यह जानते हुए कि उस संपत्ति या हित पर उसका कोई अधिकार या न्यायसंगत दावा नहीं है, कपटपूर्वक स्वीकार करेगा, प्राप्त करेगा या उस पर दावा करेगा, या किसी संपत्ति या उसमें के किसी हित पर के किसी अधिकार के संबंध में कोई कपटपूर्ण आचरण करेगा, इस आशय से कि तद्द्वारा उस संपत्ति या हित का किसी ऐसे दंडादेश के अधीन, जो न्यायालय या किसी अन्य सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा सुनाया जा चुका हो या जिसका सुनाया जाना वह जानता हो कि संभाव्य है, समप्रदर्शन के रूप में या जुर्माने के भुगतान में लिया जाना निवारित किया जाए, या किसी सिविल वाद में न्यायालय द्वारा दी गई किसी डिक्री या आदेश के निष्पादन में लिया जाना निवारित किया जाए, वह दोनों में से किसी भांति के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दो वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, या दोनों से, दंडित किया जाएगा।