IPC §477 → BNS §343
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
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477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.—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 2[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.
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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 477 character-identical to BNS 343.
Old position
IPC 477 is concerned with Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc
New position
BNS 343 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security. 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
BNS 343 (Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security) preserves the framework of IPC 477. BNS 343 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 343 (Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security) preserves the framework of IPC 477. BNS 343 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 343 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 477 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 343 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 343 (Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §477 → BNS §343 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/477.
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