IBC 158 — Restrictions on disposition of property

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Statutory text

(1) Any disposition of property made by the debtor, during  the  period  between  the  date  of  filing  of  the  application  for  bankruptcy  and  the  bankruptcy commencement date shall be void.
(2) Any disposition of property made under sub-section (1) shall not give rise to any right against any person,  in  respect  of  such  property,  even  if  he  has  received  such  property  before  the  bankruptcy commencement date in—
(a) good faith;
(b) for value; and (c) without notice of the filing of the application for bankruptcy.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the term “property” means all the property of the debtor, whether or  not  it  is  comprised  in  the  estate  of  the  bankrupt,  but  shall  not  include  property  held  by  the  debtor  in trust for any other person.

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