Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 315 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 315: Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death (Legacy IPC Section 404)

Statutory Classification Details

Dishonest misappropriation

  • 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 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