Section 62
Section 62 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. [Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment.] Rep., by s. 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 Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and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.
[Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment.] Rep., by s. 4 ibid.
Section 62, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
No provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is textually close to this one. No close match found
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.
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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Chandra Bhusan Singh vs The State of Bihar
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The lower court's decision regarding charges under IPC Sections 62/92 against Chandra Bhusan Singh was found to be legally unsustainable or improperly reasoned, warranting appellate intervention and reversal in favor of the appellant.
On this section: Criminal charge against appellant; specific provision under which appellant was prosecuted
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 62
What have the courts held on Section 62 of the Indian Penal Code?
Chandra Bhusan Singh vs The State of Bihar (30 May 2015) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Criminal charge against appellant; specific provision under which appellant was prosecuted.
How do I find court cases under Section 62 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 62, section 62 IPC, section 62 of the Indian Penal Code. 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 Chandra Bhusan Singh vs The State of Bihar (30 May 2015).
When did Section 62 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 62 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 62, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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