Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 252
Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
In one line
BNS Section 252 deals with taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc and replaces IPC 215.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Magistrate of the first class. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 252
252. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
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.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 252 in the IPC?
BNS Section 252 (Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc) replaces Section 215 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 215 is now BNS 252.
What is the punishment under BNS 252?
Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and bailable, triable by magistrate of the first class.
Is BNS 252 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 252. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 247 — Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
- BNS 248 — False charge of offence made with intent to injure
- BNS 249 — Harbouring offender
- BNS 250 — Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- BNS 251 — Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
- BNS 253 — Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
- BNS 254 — Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- BNS 255 — Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- BNS 256 — Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- BNS 257 — Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law