Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 115
Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
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BNSS Section 115 deals with assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property and replaces CrPC 105C.
Bare act text — BNSS 115
115. Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property.
(1) Where a Court in India has reasonable grounds to believe that any property obtained by any person is derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, by such person from the commission of an offence, it may make an order of attachment or forfeiture of such property, as it may deem fit under the provisions of sections 116 to 122 (both inclusive).
(2) Where the Court has made an order for attachment or forfeiture of any property under sub-section (1), and such property is suspected to be in a contracting State, the Court may issue a letter of request to a Court or an authority in the contracting State for execution of such order.
(3) Where a letter of request is received by the Central Government from a Court or an authority in a contracting State requesting attachment or forfeiture of the property in India, derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, by any person from the commission of an offence committed in that contracting State, the Central Government may forward such letter of request to the Court, as it thinks fit, for execution in accordance with the provisions of sections 116 to 122 (both inclusive) or, as the case may be, any other law for the time being in force.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 115 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 115 (Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property) replaces Section 105C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 105C is now BNSS 115.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 110 — Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
- BNSS 111 — Definitions
- BNSS 112 — Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
- BNSS 113 — Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
- BNSS 114 — Assistance in securing transfer of persons
- BNSS 116 — Identifying unlawfully acquired property
- BNSS 117 — Seizure or attachment of property
- BNSS 118 — Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- BNSS 119 — Notice of forfeiture of property
- BNSS 120 — Forfeiture of property in certain cases
