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Section 204 — Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

As in force on 2 January 2021.

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  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
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204.Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

Whoever secretes or destroys any document or electronic record which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence before a court of justice, or in any proceeding lawfully held before a public servant as such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole or any part of such document or electronic record with the intention of preventing the same from being produced or used as evidence before such court or public servant as aforesaid, or after he has been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.

[Indian PC 1860, s. 204]