Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 241: Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
IPC Section 204 is covered by BNS Section 241.
- BNS 241IPC: 204Changed
Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.
The upper limit is imprisonment from two years to three years, and the fine is defined as up to five thousand rupees.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 210: Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person, legally bound to produce it · IPC 175
- BNS 340: Forged document or electronic record. and using it as genuine · IPC 470, 471
- BNS 343: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc. of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security · IPC 477
- BNS 256: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture · IPC 218
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