Section 343 · Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
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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.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- Imprisonment for life, up to 7 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
Under the old law
BNS 343IPC 477
477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
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