Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 504
Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
In one line
BNSS Section 504 deals with procedure where no claimant appears within six months and replaces CrPC 458.
Bare act text — BNSS 504
504. Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.
(1) If no person within such period establishes his claim to such property, and if the person in whose possession such property was found is unable to show that it was legally acquired by him, the Magistrate may by order direct that such property shall be at the disposal of the State Government and may be sold by that Government and the proceeds of such sale shall be dealt with in such manner as the State Government may, by rules, provide.
(2) An appeal shall lie against any such order to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the Magistrate.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 458 → BNSS 504: The words "may be prescribed" are replaced by "as the State Government may, by rules, provide".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 504 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 504 (Procedure where no claimant appears within six months) replaces Section 458 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 458 is now BNSS 504.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 499 — Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
- 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 505 — Power to sell perishable property
- BNSS 506 — Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
- BNSS 507 — Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
- BNSS 508 — Proceedings in wrong place
- BNSS 509 — Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316