BNS343
BNS Section 343: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
Punishment punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine
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Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS343. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.— Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, cancels, destroys or defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy or deface, or secretes or attempts to secrete any document which is or purports to be a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or any valuable security, or commits mischief in respect of such document, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 343, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)