BNSS §502
restore possession of immovable property.
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456. Power to restore possession of immovable property.—(1) When a person is convicted of an offence attended by criminal force or show of force or by criminal intimidation, and it appears to the Court that, by such force or show of force or intimidation, any person has been dispossessed of any immovable property, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that possession of the same be restored to that person after evicting by force, if necessary, any other person who may be in possession of the property: Provided that no such order shall be made by the Court more than one month after the date of the conviction.
(2) Where the Court trying the offence has not made an order under sub-section (1), the Court of appeal, confirmation or revision may, if it thinks fit, make such order while disposing of the appeal, reference or revision, as the case may be.
(3) Where an order has been made under sub-section (1), the provisions of section 454 shall apply in relation thereto as they apply in relation to an order under section 453.
(4) No order made under this section shall prejudice any right or interest to or in such immovable property which any person may be able to establish in a civil suit.
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(1) When a person is convicted of an offence by use of criminal force or show of force or by criminal intimidation, and it appears to the Court that, by such use of force or show of force or intimidation, any person has been dispossessed of any immovable property, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that possession of the same be restored to that person after evicting by force, if necessary, any other person who may be in possession of the property: Provided that no such order shall be made by the Court more than one month after the date of the conviction.
(2) Where the Court trying the offence has not made an order under sub-section (1), the Court of appeal, confirmation or revision may, if it thinks fit, make such order while disposing of the appeal, reference or revision, as the case may be.
(3) Where an order has been made under sub-section (1), the provisions of section 500 shall apply in relation thereto as they apply in relation to an order under section 499.
(4) No order made under this section shall prejudice any right or interest to or in such immovable property which any person may be able to establish in a civil suit.
What changedAI-inferred
Power to restore possession of immovable property.
Old position
CrPC 456 is concerned with Power to restore possession of immovable property. Power to restore possession of immovable property
New position
BNSS 502 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: restore possession of immovable property.. When a person is convicted of an offence by use of criminal force or show of force or by criminal intimidation, and it appears to the Court that, by such use of force or show of force or intimidation, any person has been dispossessed of
BNSS 502 (restore possession of immovable property.) preserves the framework of CrPC 456. BNSS 502 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 502 text: When a person is convicted of an...
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BNSS 502 (restore possession of immovable property.) preserves the framework of CrPC 456. BNSS 502 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 502 text: When a person is convicted of an offence by use of criminal force or show of force or by criminal intimidation, and it appears to the Court that, by such use of force or show of force or intimidation, any person has been dispossessed of any immovable property, the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that possession of...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 456 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 502 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · §502
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · §456
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- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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