Benami Transactions Act (Prohibition), 1988
3. Prohibition of benami transactions-
(1) No person shall enter into any benami
transaction.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to
the purchase of property by any person in the name of his wife or unmarried
daughter and it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the said
property had been purchased for the benefit of the wife or the unmarried
daughter.
(3) Whoever enters into any benami transaction
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
years or with fine or with both.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2of 1974), an offence under this section
shall be non-cognizable and bailable.