CRPC §105F → BNSS §118
Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
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105F. Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.—(1) The Court may appoint the District Magistrate of the area where the property is situated, or any other officer that may be nominated by the District Magistrate, to perform the functions of an Administrator of such property.
(2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section
(1) shall receive and manage the property in relation to which the order has been made under sub-section
(1) of section 105E or under section 105H in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government.
(3) The Administrator shall also take such measures, as the Central Government may direct, to dispose of the property which is forfeited to the Central Government.
118.
(1) The Court may appoint the District Magistrate of the area where the property is situated, or any other officer that may be nominated by the District Magistrate, to perform the functions of an Administrator of such property.
(2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section
(1) shall receive and manage the property in relation to which the order has been made under sub-section
(1) of section 117 or under section 120 in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government.
(3) The Administrator shall also take such measures, as the Central Government may direct, to dispose of the property which is forfeited to the Central Government.
What changedAI-inferred
Action against persons concerned with proceeds of crime.
Old position
CrPC 105F is concerned with Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter. Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
New position
BNSS 116 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Identifying unlawfully acquired property.. The Court shall, under sub-section (1), or on receipt of a letter of request under sub-section (3) of section 115, direct any police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police to take all steps necessary for tracing and
BNSS 116 (Identifying unlawfully acquired property.) preserves the framework of CrPC 105F. BNSS 116 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 116 text: The Court shall, under sub-section...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS-118 reproduces the operative content of CRPC-105F (Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter) with text-overlap 0.81 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BNSS-116) appears to have been a parsing artifact: text-comparison shows that destination has a different topic. The corrected pairing reflects the actual section-content correspondence. Cross-references may need to be remapped per locked doctrine #11.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 105F continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 116 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.
Frequently asked
BNSS 116 (Identifying unlawfully acquired property.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, CRPC §105F → BNSS §118 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/105F.
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