Section 287
Prohibition Of Acquiring Property Obtained By Committing Offence
fence: (1) No person shall acquire, hold, purchase or sell any
property knowing or having a reasonable reason to believe that such
property has been obtained by committing an offence.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine not
exceeding fifty thousand rupees or both the sentences.
(3) The property acquired, held, purchased or sold as set
forth in sub-section (1) shall be returned to the owner of such
property.