Section 241. 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 in a Court 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 shall have been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for
that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
produce as evidence in a Court 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 shall have been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for
that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.