Discussion
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, 'Forfeiture of Property' is listed as a punishment. In which specific case is this most commonly applied ?
Answer: A
Forfeiture of property is most associated with Organized Crime (Section 111).
Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita lists the punishments: death, imprisonment for life, rigorous or simple imprisonment, forfeiture of property, fine and community service. Section 111, which defines and punishes organised crime, is aimed at crime syndicates and the property they amass; holding property derived from organised crime is itself an offence under it, and such property is where forfeiture is put to use.
Simple hurt, petty theft and rash or negligent driving are minor offences punished with short imprisonment or fine; petty theft can even attract community service. None of them carries forfeiture.
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