BNS 343 — Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

343. Whoever  fraudulently  or  dishonestly,  or  with  intent  to  cause
damage  or  injury  to  the  public  or  to  any  person,  cancels,  destroys  or
defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy or deface, or secretes or attempts
to secrete any document which is or purports to be a will, or an authority
to adopt a son, or any valuable security, or commits mischief in respect of
such  document,  shall  be  punished  with  imprisonment  for  life,  or  with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Falsification of accounts.

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