Section 241 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

241. 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.