BNS Section 244: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 207
Procedural Classification Summary
Claiming property without
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years,right, or practising deception or fine, or both. touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree
Official Legal Provision / Summary
“Court of Justice” is replaced by “Court”.