Indian Penal Code, 1860

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Sections	Particulars
Chapter XVII	Of Offences Against Property
421	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors
Description	Whoever dishonestly or fraudulently removes, conceals or delivers to any person, or transfer or causes to be transferred to any person, without adequate consideration, any property, intending thereby to prevent, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby prevent, the distribution of that property according to law among his creditors or the creditors of any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.