Power to sell perishable property.
What this section does
Where the person entitled to seized property is unknown or absent and the property is perishable, or where the Magistrate considers sale to be in the owner's interest, or where the property's value is less than ten thousand rupees, the Magistrate may direct its sale at any time. The net proceeds are then dealt with under the provisions of sections 503 and 504.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Magistrate
Derived from CrPC s.459.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 505 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.