Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 499
Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
In one line
BNSS Section 499 deals with payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused and replaces CrPC 453.
Bare act text — BNSS 499
499. Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused.
When any person is convicted of any offence which includes, or amounts to, theft or receiving stolen property, and it is proved that any other person bought the stolen property from him without knowing or having reason to believe that the same was stolen, and that any money has on his arrest been taken out of the possession of the convicted person, the Court may, on the application of such purchaser and on the restitution of the stolen property to the person entitled to the possession thereof, order that out of such money a sum not exceeding the price paid by such purchaser be delivered to him within six months from the date of such order.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 453 → BNSS 499: The words "within six months from the date of such order" are added for specifying the time limit for delivery to the purchaser.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 499 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 499 (Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused) replaces Section 453 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 453 is now BNSS 499.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 494 — Bond required from child
- BNSS 495 — Appeal from orders under section 491
- BNSS 496 — Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
- BNSS 497 — Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- BNSS 498 — Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- BNSS 500 — Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
- BNSS 501 — Destruction of libellous and other matter
- BNSS 502 — Power to restore possession of immovable property
- BNSS 503 — Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- BNSS 504 — Procedure where no claimant appears within six months