Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126
Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126. Whoever receives any property knowing the same to have been taken in the commission of any of the offences mentioned in sections 125 and 126, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine and to forfeiture of th The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
Whoever receives any property knowing the same to have been taken in the commission of any of the offences mentioned in sections 125 and 126, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine and to forfeiture of the property so received.
Section 127, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 155 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154 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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Awadh Kishore Thakur vs State of Bihar& ANR.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Obtaining a bank account statement of a person for use in court proceedings does not constitute a criminal offense merely because it was done with collusion or ulterior motive to cause financial loss, unless there is clear evidence of criminal intent and a specific criminal act as defined under the Indian Penal Code. The mere allegation of conspiracy to cause financial loss through use of financial documents in legitimate legal proceedings is insufficient to sustain a criminal complaint.
On this section: Referenced in context of application filed for enhancing maintenance based on account statements; used to show the legitimate legal process through which account statements were utilized
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Questions about Section 127
What have the courts held on Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code?
Awadh Kishore Thakur vs State of Bihar& ANR. (10 Mar 2015) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Referenced in context of application filed for enhancing maintenance based on account statements; used to show the legitimate legal process through which account statements were utilized.
How do I find court cases under Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code?
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: IPC 127, section 127 IPC, section 127 of the Indian Penal Code. People searching for it also type ipc 127 2 in hindi and ipc 127e. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Awadh Kishore Thakur vs State of Bihar& ANR. (10 Mar 2015).
What should I read with Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 125 (Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India), section 126 (Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India), 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 BNS 155 (Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 127 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 127, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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