Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 421 in BNS
Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors. Section 421 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors) corresponds to Section 320 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 18 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Compounding of offences is governed by:
Answer & explanation
Section 359 BNSS
The section lists offences compoundable without court permission and those compoundable only with permission. Composition has the effect of an acquittal.
Compounding of an offence is permitted:
Answer & explanation
For the offences listed in Section 359 BNSS, some with the court's permission
The list is exhaustive; the first table needs no permission, the second requires the court's.
Grievous hurt is defined under:
Answer & explanation
Section 116 BNS
BNS Section 116 corresponds to IPC Section 320 and lists the eight kinds of hurt designated as grievous, including emasculation, permanent privation of sight or hearing, and fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 417 | Punishment for cheating | 318(2) |
| 419 | Punishment for cheating by personation | 319(2) |
| 420 | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property | 318(4) |
| 425 | Mischief | 324(1) |
| 426 | Punishment for mischief | 324(2) |
| 427 | Mischief causing damage | 324(4) |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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