Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
Section 252 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, deals with taking a gift or gratification to help recover stolen property. Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Sanhita, shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Offence : Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable.
By what Court triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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