SECTION 207 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution

Last Updated: 01 Oct, 2023
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty

Description of IPC Section 207

According to section 207 of Indian penal code, Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practices any deception touching any right to any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

IPC 207 in Simple Words

In simple words, Section 207 of the Indian Penal Code states that if someone fraudulently accepts, receives, or claims property that they have no right to, with the intention of preventing it from being taken as forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine or court order, they can be punished with imprisonment up to two years, or fined, or both.

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Offence	Punishment	Cognizance	Bail	Triable
Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a Fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree	2 Years or Fine or Both	Non-Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate

Offence : Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a Fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree

Punishment : 2 Years or Fine or Both

Cognizance : Non-Cognizable

Bail : Bailable

Triable : Any Magistrate

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What offence is defined under IPC 207?

IPC 207 Offence: Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a Fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.