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Section105I
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Fine in lieu of forfeiture

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 2 of 1974 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Jan 1974 In force 01 Apr 1974

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with fine in lieu of forfeiture. Where the Court makes a declaration that any property stands forfeited to the Central Government under section 105H and it is a case where the source of only a part of such property has not been proved to the satisfaction of the Court, it shall make an order giving an option to the person affected t The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

(1) Where the Court makes a declaration that any property stands forfeited to the Central Government under section 105H and it is a case where the source of only a part of such property has not been proved to the satisfaction of the Court, it shall make an order giving an option to the person affected to pay, in lieu of forfeiture, a fine equal to the market value of such part.

(2) Before making an order imposing a fine under sub-section (1), the person affected shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(3) Where the person affected pays the fine due under sub-section (1), within such time as may be allowed in that behalf, the Court may, by order, revoke the declaration of forfeiture under section 105H and thereupon such property shall stand released.

105J

Section 105I, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 121 Fine in lieu of forfeiture Text carried over almost unchanged 100%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 105H Forfeiture of property in certain cases

Questions about Section 105I

What does Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Fine in lieu of forfeiture". Where the Court makes a declaration that any property stands forfeited to the Central Government under section 105H and it is a case where the source of only a part of such property has not been proved to the satisfaction of the Court, it shall make an order giving an option to the person affected t

How do I find court cases under Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CRPC 105I, section 105I CRPC, section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 105H (Forfeiture of property in certain cases), so none of them can safely be read on its own. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 121 (Fine in lieu of forfeiture), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 105I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 105I, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

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