Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 247 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 247: Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due (Legacy IPC Section 210)

Statutory Classification Details

Fraudulently obtaining a

  • Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
  • Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
  • Official 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