BNS Section 241: Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 204
Procedural Classification Summary
Secreting or destroying any
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,document to prevent itsor fine of 5,000 rupees,class. production as evidence.or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
The upper limit is imprisonment from two years to three years, and the fine is defined as up to five thousand rupees.