The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
THE FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS ACT, 2018

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

SECTIONS

1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Application of Act.

CHAPTER II

DECLARATION OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY

4. Application for declaration of fugitive economic offender and procedure therefor.

5. Attachment of property.

6. Powers of Director and other officers.

7. Power of survey.

8. Search and seizure.

9. Search of persons.

10. Notice.
11. Procedure for hearing application.
12. Declaration of fugitive economic offender.
13. Supplementary application.
14. Power to disallow civil claims.
15. Management of properties confiscated under this Act.

CHAPTER III

MISCELLANEOUS

16. Rules of evidence.
17. Appeal.
18. Bar of jurisdiction.
19. Protection of action taken in good faith.
20. Power of Central Government to amend Schedule.
21. Overriding effect.
22. Application of other laws not barred.
23. Power to make rules.
24. Laying of rules before Parliament.
25. Power to remove difficulties.
26. Repeal and saving.

THE SCHEDULE.

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# THE FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS ACT, 2018

 ACT NO 17 OF 2018

[31st July, 2018.]

# An Act to provide for measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the
 process of law in India by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts, to preserve the sanctity of the rule of law in India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

**1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Fugitive Economic**

Offenders Act, 2018.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of April, 2018.

**2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,––**

(a) “Administrator” means an Administrator appointed under sub-section (1) of section 15;

(b) “benami property” and “benami transaction” shall have the same meanings as assigned to

them under clauses (8) and (9) respectively of section 2 of the Prohibition of _Benami Property_
Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988);

(c) “contracting State” means any country or place outside India in respect of which

arrangements have been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country
through a treaty or otherwise;

(d) “Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director appointed under sub-section (1) of section 49

of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003);

(e) “Director” means the Director appointed under sub-section (1) of section 49 of the

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003);

(f) “fugitive economic offender” means any individual against whom a warrant for arrest in

relation to a Scheduled Offence has been issued by any Court in India, who—

(i) has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution; or

(ii) being abroad, refuses to return to India to face criminal prosecution;

(g) “key managerial personnel” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (51) of

section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);

(h) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression

“notify” shall be construed accordingly;

(i) “person” includes—

(i) an individual;

(ii) a Hindu Undivided Family;

(iii) a company;

(iv) a trust;

(v) a partnership;

(vi) a limited liability partnership;

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(vii) an association of persons or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not;

(viii) every artificial juridical person not falling within any of the preceding sub-clauses; and

(ix) any agency, office or branch owned or controlled by any of the above persons

mentioned in the preceding sub-clauses;

(j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(k) “proceeds of crime” means any property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, by any

person as a result of criminal activity relating to a Scheduled Offence, or the value of any such
property, or where such property is taken or held outside the country, then the property equivalent
in value held within the country or abroad;

(l) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(m) “Scheduled Offence” means an offence specified in the Schedule, if the total value

involved in such offence or offences is one hundred crore rupees or more;

(n) “Special Court” means a Court of Session designated as a Special Court under

sub-section (1) of section 43 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003).

(2) The words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Prevention of

Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in
that Act.

**3. Application of Act.—The provisions of this Act shall apply to any individual who is, or**

becomes, a fugitive economic offender on or after the date of coming into force of this Act.

CHAPTER II

DECLARATION OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY

**4.** **Application** **for** **declaration** **of** **fugitive** **economic** **offender** **and** **procedure**

**therefor.—(1) Where the Director or any other officer not below the rank of Deputy Director**
authorised by the Director for the purposes of this section, has reason to believe (the reasons for such
belief to be recorded in writing), on the basis of material in his possession, that any individual is a
fugitive economic offender, he may file an application in such form and manner as may be prescribed
in the Special Court that such individual may be declared as a fugitive economic offender.

(2) The application referred to in sub-section (1) shall contain—

(a) reasons for the belief that an individual is a fugitive economic offender;

(b) any information available as to the whereabouts of the fugitive economic offender;

(c) a list of properties or the value of such properties believed to be the proceeds of crime,

including any such property outside India for which confiscation is sought;

(d) a list of properties or _benami properties owned by the individual in India or abroad for_

which confiscation is sought; and

(e) a list of persons who may have an interest in any of the properties listed under clauses (c)

and (d).

(3) The Authorities appointed for the purposes of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002

(15 of 2003) shall be the Authorities for the purposes of this Act.

**5. Attachment of property.—(1) The Director or any other officer authorised by the Director, not**

below the rank of Deputy Director, may, with the permission of the Special Court, attach any property
mentioned in the application under section 4 by an order in writing in such manner as may be
prescribed.

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or section 4, the Director or any other

officer, not below the rank of Deputy Director, authorised by the Director, may, by an order in
writing, at any time prior to the filing of the application under section 4, attach any property—

(a) for which there is a reason to believe that the property is proceeds of crime, or is a property

or benami property owned by an individual who is a fugitive economic offender; and

(b) which is being or is likely to be dealt within a manner which may result in the property

being unavailable for confiscation:

Provided that the Director or any other officer who provisionally attaches any property under this

sub-section shall, within a period of thirty days from the date of such attachment, file an application
under section 4 before the Special Court.

(3) The attachment of any property under this section shall continue for a period of one hundred

and eighty days from the date of order of attachment or such other period as may be extended by the
Special Court before the expiry of such period.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the person interested in the enjoyment of the immovable

property attached under sub-section (1) from such enjoyment.

_Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “person interested”, in relation_

to any immovable property includes all persons claiming or entitled to claim any interest in the
property.

**6. Powers of Director and other officers.—The Director or any other officer shall, for the**

purposes of section 4, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:—

(a) discovery and inspection;

(b) enforcing the attendance of any person, including any officer of a reporting entity and

examining him on oath;

(c) compelling the production of records;

(d) receiving evidence on affidavits;

(e) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses and documents; and

(f) any other matter which may be prescribed.

**7. Power of survey.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act,**

where a Director or any other officer authorised by the Director, on the basis of material in his
possession, has reason to believe (the reasons for such belief to be recorded in writing), that an
individual may be a fugitive economic offender, he may enter any place—

(i) within the limits of the area assigned to him; or

(ii) in respect of which he is authorised for the purposes of this section, by such other authority,

who is assigned the area within which such place is situated.

(2) Where the Director or any other officer authorised by him, on the basis of material in his

possession, has reason to believe (the reasons for such belief to be recorded in writing) that an
individual may be a fugitive economic offender and it is necessary to enter any place as mentioned in
sub-section (1), he may request any proprietor, employee or any other person who may be present at
that time, to—

(a) afford him the necessary facility to inspect such records as he may require and which may

be available at such place;

(b) afford him the necessary facility to check or verify the proceeds of crime or any transaction

related to proceeds of crime which may be found therein; and

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(c) furnish such information as he may require as to any matter which may be useful for, or

relevant to any proceedings under this Act.

(3) The Director, or any other officer acting under this section may—

(i) place marks of identification on the records inspected by him and make or cause to be

made extracts or copies therefrom;

(ii) make an inventory of any property checked or verified by him; and

(iii) record the statement of any person present at the property which may be useful for, or

relevant to, any proceeding under this Act.

**8. Search and seizure.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time**

being in force, where the Director or any other officer not below the rank of Deputy Director
authorised by him for the purposes of this section, on the basis of information in his possession, has
reason to believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person—

(i) may be declared as a fugitive economic offender;

(ii) is in possession of any proceeds of crime;

(iii) is in possession of any records which may relate to proceeds of crime; or

(iv) is in possession of any property related to proceeds of crime,

then, subject to any rules made in this behalf, he may authorise any officer subordinate to him to—

(a) enter and search any building, place, vessel, vehicle or aircraft where he has reason to

suspect that such records or proceeds of crime are kept;

(b) break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising

the powers conferred by clause (a) where the keys thereof are not available;

(c) seize any record or property found as a result of such search;

(d) place marks of identification on such record or property, if required or make or cause to be

made extracts or copies therefrom;

(e) make a note or an inventory of such record or property; and

(f) examine on oath any person, who is found to be in possession or control of any record or

property, in respect of all matters relevant for the purposes of any investigation under this Act.

(2) Where an authority, upon information obtained during survey under section 7, is satisfied that

any evidence shall be or is likely to be concealed or tampered with, he may, for reasons to be recorded
in writing, enter and search the building or place where such evidence is located and seize that
evidence.

**9. Search of persons.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being**

in force—

(a) if an authority, authorised in this behalf by the Central Government by general or special

order, has reason to believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person
has secreted about his person or anything under his possession, ownership or control, any record or
proceeds of crime which may be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Act, he may
search that person and seize such record or property which may be useful for or relevant to any
proceedings under this Act;

(b) where an authority is about to search any person, he shall, if such person so requires, take

such person within twenty-four hours to the nearest Gazetted Officer, superior in rank to him, or a
Magistrate:

Provided that the period of twenty-four hours shall exclude the time necessary for the journey

undertaken to take such person to the nearest Gazetted Officer, superior in rank to him, or the
Magistrate’s Court;

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(c) if the requisition under clause (b) is made, the authority shall not detain the person for more

than twenty-four hours prior to taking him before the Gazetted Officer, superior in rank to him, or
the Magistrate referred to in that clause:

Provided that the period of twenty-four hours shall exclude the time necessary for the journey

from the place of detention to the office of the Gazetted Officer, superior in rank to him, or the
Magistrate’s Court;

(d) the Gazetted Officer or the Magistrate before whom any such person is brought shall, if he

sees no reasonable ground for search, forthwith discharge such person but otherwise shall direct
that search be made;

(e) before making the search under clause (a) or clause (d), the authority shall call upon two or

more persons to attend and witness the search and the search shall be made in the presence of such
persons;

(f) the authority shall prepare a list of record or property seized in the course of the search and

obtain the signatures of the witnesses on the list;

(g) no female shall be searched by anyone except a female; and

(h) the authority shall record the statement of the person searched under clause (a) or clause (d)

in respect of the records or proceeds of crime found or seized in the course of the search.

**10. Notice.—(1) Where an application under section 4 has been duly filed, the Special Court shall**

issue a notice to an individual who is alleged to be a fugitive economic offender.

(2) The notice referred to in sub-section (1), shall also be issued to any other person who has

any interest in the property mentioned in the application under sub-section (2) of section 4.

(3) A notice under sub-section (1) shall—

(a) require the individual to appear at a specified place and time not less than six weeks

from the date of issue of such notice; and

(b) state that failure to appear on the specified place and time shall result in a declaration of

the individual as a fugitive economic offender and confiscation of property under this Act.

(4) A notice under sub-section (1) shall be forwarded to such authority, as the Central

Government may notify, for effecting service in a contracting State.

(5) The authority referred to in sub-section (4) shall make efforts to serve the notice within a

period of two weeks in such manner as may be prescribed.

(6) A notice under sub-section (1) may also be served to the individual alleged to be a fugitive

economic offender by electronic means to—

(a) his electronic mail address submitted in connection with an application for allotment of

Permanent Account Number under section 139A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);

(b) his electronic mail address submitted in connection with an application for enrolment

under section 3 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits
and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016); or

(c) any other electronic account as may be prescribed, belonging to the individual which is

accessed by him over the internet, subject to the satisfaction of the Special Court that such
account has been recently accessed by the individual and constitutes a reasonable method for
communication of the notice to the individual.

**11. Procedure for hearing application.—(1) Where any individual to whom notice has been**

issued under sub-section (1) of section 10 appears in person at the place and time specified in the
notice, the Special Court may terminate the proceedings under this Act.

(2) Where any individual to whom notice has been issued under sub-section (1) of section 10 fails

to appear at the place and time specified in the notice, but enters appearance through counsel, the

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Special Court may in its discretion give a period of one week to file a reply to the application under
section 4.

(3) Where any individual to whom notice has been issued under sub-section (1) of section 10 fails

to enter appearance either in person or through counsel, and the Special Court is satisfied—

(a) that service of notice has been effected on such party; or

(b) that notice could not be served in spite of best efforts because such individual has evaded

service of notice,

it may, after recording reasons in writing, proceed to hear the application.

(4) The Special Court may also give any person to whom notice has been issued under

sub-section (2) of section 10 a period of one week to file a reply to the application under section 4.

**12. Declaration of fugitive economic offender.—(1) After hearing the application under**

section 4, if the Special Court is satisfied that an individual is a fugitive economic offender, it may, by
an order, declare the individual as a fugitive economic offender for reasons to be recorded in writing.

(2) On a declaration under sub-section (1), the Special Court may order that any of the following

properties stand confiscated to the Central Government—

(a) the proceeds of crime in India or abroad, whether or not such property is owned by the

fugitive economic offender; and

(b) any other property or benami property in India or abroad, owned by the fugitive economic

offender.

(3) The confiscation order of the Special Court shall, to the extent possible, identify the properties

in India or abroad that constitute proceeds of crime which are to be confiscated and in case such
properties cannot be identified, quantify the value of the proceeds of crime.

(4) The confiscation order of the Special Court shall separately list any other property owned by

the fugitive economic offender in India which is to be confiscated.

(5) Where the Special Court has made an order for confiscation of any property under

sub-section (2), and such property is in a contracting State, the Special Court may issue a letter of
request to a Court or authority in the contracting State for execution of such order.

(6) Every letter of request to be transmitted to a contracting State under sub-section (5) shall be

transmitted in such form and manner as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this
behalf.

(7) The Special Court may, while making the confiscation order, exempt from confiscation any

property which is a proceed of crime in which any other person, other than the fugitive economic
offender, has an interest if it is satisfied that such interest was acquired _bona fide and without_
knowledge of the fact that the property was proceeds of crime.

(8) All the rights and title in the confiscated property shall, from the date of the confiscation order,

vest in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.

(9) Where on the conclusion of the proceedings, the Special Court finds that the individual is not a

fugitive economic offender, the Special Court shall order release of property or record attached or
seized under this Act to the person entitled to receive it.

(10) Where an order releasing the property has been made by the Special Court under

sub-section (9), the Director or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf may withhold the
release of any such property or record for a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of such
order, if he is of the opinion that such property is relevant for the appeal proceedings under this Act.

**13. Supplementary application.—(1) Where at any time after the institution of the application**

under section 4, any other property is discovered or identified which constitutes proceeds of crime or
is property or benami property owned by the individual in India or abroad who is a fugitive economic

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offender liable to be confiscated under this Act, the Director or any other officer not below the rank of
Deputy Director authorised by the Director for the purposes of this section, may file a supplementary
application in the Special Court seeking confiscation of such properties.

(2) The provisions of sections 4 to 12 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to such application

as they apply in relation to an application under section 4.

**14. Power to disallow civil claims.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the**

time being in force,—

(a) on a declaration of an individual as a fugitive economic offender, any Court or tribunal in

India, in any civil proceeding before it, may, disallow such individual from putting forward or
defending any civil claim; and

(b) any Court or tribunal in India in any civil proceeding before it, may, disallow any company

or limited liability partnership from putting forward or defending any civil claim, if an individual
filing the claim on behalf of the company or the limited liability partnership, or any promoter or
key managerial personnel or majority shareholder of the company or an individual having a
controlling interest in the limited liability partnership has been declared as a fugitive economic
offender.

_Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expressions—_

(a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm, or other association of

persons; and

(b) “limited liability partnership” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (n)

of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009).

**15. Management of properties confiscated under this Act.—(1) The Central Government**

may, by order published in the Official Gazette, appoint as many of its officers (not below the rank
of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India) as it thinks fit, to perform the functions of an
Administrator.

(2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section (1) shall receive and manage the property in

relation to which an order has been made under sub-section (2) of section 12 in such manner and
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

(3) The Administrator shall also take such measures, as the Central Government may direct, to

dispose of the property which is vested in the Central Government under section 12:

Provided that the Central Government or the Administrator shall not dispose of any property for

a period of ninety days from the date of the order under sub-section (2) of section 12.

CHAPTER III

MISCELLANEOUS

**16. Rules of evidence.—(1) The burden of proof for establishing—**

(a) that an individual is a fugitive economic offender; or

(b) that a property is the proceeds of crime or any other property in which the individual alleged

to be a fugitive economic offender has an interest,

shall be on the Director or the person authorised by the Director to file the application under section 4.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where any

person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 10 claims that any interest in any property was
acquired _bona fide and without knowledge of the fact that, such property constitutes proceeds of_
crime, the burden of proving such fact shall lie upon him.

(3) The standard of proof applicable to the determination of facts by the Special Court under this

Act shall be preponderance of probabilities.

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**17. Appeal.—(1) An appeal shall lie from any judgment or order, not being an interlocutory order,**

of a Special Court to the High Court both on facts and on law.

(2) Every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a period of thirty days from the date

of the judgment or order appealed from:

Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty

days, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the
period of thirty days:

Provided further that no appeal shall be entertained after the expiry of period of ninety days.

**18. Bar of jurisdiction.—No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding**

in respect of any matter which the Special Court is empowered by or under this Act to determine and
no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be
taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Act.

**19. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding**

shall lie against the Central Government or Presiding Officer of the Special Court or Director or
Deputy Director or any other officer authorised by the Director for anything which is in good faith
done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder.

**20. Power of Central Government to amend Schedule.—(1) The Central Government may,**

having regard to the objects of this Act, and if it considers necessary or expedient so to do, by
notification add to, or as the case may be, omit from the Schedule any offences specified therein.

(2) Every such notification shall, as soon as after it is issued, be laid before each House of

Parliament.

**21. Overriding effect.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect, notwithstanding anything**

inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force.

**22. Application of other laws not barred.—The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and**

not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force.

**23. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official**

Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to generality of the foregoing power, such rules may

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

(a) the form and manner of filing application under sub-section (1) of section 4;

(b) the manner of attachment of property under sub-section (1) of section 5;

(c) other matters under clause (f) of section 6;

(d) the procedure for conducting search and seizure under section 8;

(e) the manner in which the notice shall be served under sub-section (5) of section 10;

(f) any other electronic account under clause (c) of sub-section (6) of section 10;

(g) the manner and conditions subject to which the Administrator shall receive and manage the

property confiscated under sub-section (2) of section 15; and

(h) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which

provision is to be made by rules.

**24. Laying of rules before Parliament.—Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as**

may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of
thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if,
before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions
aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule
should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect,

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as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice
to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

**25. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of**

this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such
provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing
the difficulty:

Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of five years from the date

of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before

each House of Parliament.

**26. Repeal and saving.—(1) The Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018 (Ord. 1 of 2018),**

is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance, shall

be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.

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THE SCHEDULE

[See section 2(l) and (m)]

**Section** **Description of offence**

**I. Offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)**


120B read with
any offence in
this Schedule


Punishment of criminal conspiracy.


255 Counterfeiting Government stamp.

257 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp.

258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp.

259 Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp.

260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.

417 Punishment for cheating.

418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest
offender is bound to protect.

420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent
distribution among creditors.

422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.

423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement
of consideration.

424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.

467 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

471 Using as genuine a forged [document or electronic record].

472 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery
punishable under section 467.

473 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., intent to commit forgery punishable
otherwise.

475 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in
section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.

476 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those
described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.

481 Using a false property mark. 482 Punishment for using a false property mark.

483 Counterfeiting a property mark used by another.

484 Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.

485 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.

486 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.

487 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

488 Punishment for making use of any such false mark.

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**Section** **Description of offence**

489A Counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes.

489B Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes.

**II. Offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881)**

138 Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account.

**III. Offences under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934)**

58B Penalties.

**IV. Offences under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944)**

Section 9 Offences and Penalties.

**V. Offences under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962)**

135 Evasion of duty or prohibitions.

**VI. Offences under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988)**

3 Prohibition of benami transactions.

**VII. Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988)**

7 Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an
official act.

8 Taking gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public
servant.

9 Taking gratification for exercise of personal influence with public servant.

10 Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 8 or
section 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

13 Criminal misconduct by a public servant.

**VIII. Offences under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992)**


12A read with
section 24


Prohibition of manipulative and deceptive devices, insider trading and substantial
acquisition of securities or control.


24 Offences for contravention of the provisions of the Act.

**IX. Offences under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003)**

3 Offence of money-laundering.

4 Punishment for money-laundering.

**X. Offences under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009)**


Sub-section (2) of
section 30


Carrying on business with intent or purpose to defraud creditors of the Limited
Liability Partnership or any other person or for any other fraudulent purpose.


**XI. Offences under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010)**

34 Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10.

35 Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act.

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**Section** **Description of offence**

**XII. Offences under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)**


Sub-section (4) of
section 42 of the
Companies Act,
2013 read with
section 24 of the
Securities and

Exchange Board
of India Act,

1992
(15 of 1992)


Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement.


74 Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of the Companies
Act, 2013.

76A Punishment for contravention of section 73 or section 76 of the Companies Act,
2013.


Second proviso to
sub-section (4) of
section 206

Clause (b) of
section 213


Carrying on business of a company for a fraudulent or unlawful purpose.

Conducting the business of a company with intent to defraud its creditors,
members or any other persons or otherwise for a fraudulent or unlawful purpose,
or in a manner oppressive to any of its members or that the company was formed
for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose.


447 Punishment for fraud.

452 Punishment for wrongful withholding of property.

**XIII. Offences under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition**
**of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015)**

51 Punishment for wilful attempt to evade tax.

**XIV. Offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016)**

69 Punishment for transactions defrauding creditors.

**XV. Offences under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)**


Sub-section (5) of
section 132


Punishment for certain offences.

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