Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 505
Power to sell perishable property
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BNSS Section 505 deals with power to sell perishable property and replaces CrPC 459.
Bare act text — BNSS 505
505. Power to sell perishable property.
If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is less than ten thousand rupees, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 503 and 504 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 459 → BNSS 505: "five hundred rupees" is replaced by "less than ten thousand rupees".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 505 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 505 (Power to sell perishable property) replaces Section 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 459 is now BNSS 505.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- 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
- BNSS 510 — Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge