BNSS Section 499: Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 36: Disposal of Property
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499. 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.
Bare act text for reference, current to 1 July 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 497. Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- 498. Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- 500. Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
- 501. Destruction of libellous and other matter
- 502. Power to restore possession of immovable property
- 503. Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- 504. Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
- 505. Power to sell perishable property