BNS Section 315: Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 404
Procedural Classification Summary
Dishonest misappropriation
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 forof property possessed by3 years and fine.class. deceased person at the time of his death. If by clerk or personImprisonment for 7 years.employed by deceased.class
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No change.