Section 241 BNS – Section 241 of New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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by

Sudhir Rao, Advocate at Supreme Court of India

in BNS

Section 241 BNS or Section 241 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about “Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.“

Section 241 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XIV OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Definition of Section 241 BNS

Whoever secretes or destroys any document or electronic record which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court or in any proceeding lawfully held before a public servant, as such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole or any part of such document or electronic record with the intention of preventing the same from being produced or used as evidence before such Court or public servant as aforesaid, or after he shall have been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

FAQs

What offence is defined under BNS 241 ?

Section BNS – Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.

Section 241 of BNS is similar to which section of IPC?

IPC Section Not Found is similar to Section 241 BNS

Section 241 of BNS is Part of which chapter in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 ?

Section 241 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XIV OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Other Section of BNS

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II
OF PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER III
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

CHAPTER IV
OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT Of Abetment

CHAPTER V
OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILDREN Of Sexual offences

CHAPTER VI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Of offences affecting life

CHAPTER VII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

CHAPTER VIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE

CHAPTER IX
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

CHAPTER X
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY NOTES, BANK NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

CHAPTER XI
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY

CHAPTER XII
OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIII
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIV
OF FALSE EVIDENCEAND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

CHAPTER XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

CHAPTER XIX
OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC

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