Section 343 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or
to any person, cancels, destroys or defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy or deface, or secretes or
attempts to secrete any document which is or purports to be a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or any
valuable security, or commits mischief in respect of such document, shall be punished with imprisonment
for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall
also be liable to fine.