Procedural Classification · BNSS First Schedule

Is BNS Section 244 Bailable or Non-Bailable?

Analysis of bail rules, arrest eligibility, and warrant requirements for BNS Section 244: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

🛡️ Bail & Arrest Summary

Claiming property without

Bail Status

✓ Bailable (Bail is a matter of right)

Arrest Authority

Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)

Triable Court

Any Magistrate

Prescribed 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