IPC §207 → BNS §244

Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checked
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Old law
IPC §207
Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.—Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practices any deception touching any right to any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

New law
BNS §244
Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practises any deception touching any right to any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced by a Court or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 207 (fraudulent acceptance/receipt/claim of property to prevent forfeiture or execution; imprisonment up to 2 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 244.

Old position

IPC 207 is concerned with Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

New position

BNS 244 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution. Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practises any deception touching any right to any property or any

IPC 207 (fraudulent acceptance/receipt/claim of property to prevent forfeiture or execution; imprisonment up to 2 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 244.

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

IPC 207 (fraudulent acceptance/receipt/claim of property to prevent forfeiture or execution; imprisonment up to 2 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 244.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 207 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 244 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

BNS 244 (Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §207 → BNS §244 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/ipc/207.

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