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IPC Section 422 - Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 422 deals with dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
Full official legal text
422. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors. Whoever
dishonestly or fraudulently prevents any debt or demand due to himself or to any other person from being
made available according to law for payme nt of his debts or the debts of such 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.
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