BNS Section 247: Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 210
Procedural Classification Summary
Fraudulently obtaining a
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 2 years,decree for a sum not due,or fine, or both.class. or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied
Official Legal Provision / Summary
IPC section is reorganized in form of clauses (a), (b) in BNS.