Section 241: Whoever secretes or destroys any document or electronic record which he Destruction of
may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court or in any proceeding document or
electronic
lawfully held before a public servant, as such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole record to
or any part of such document or electronic record with the intention of preventing the prevent its
production as
same from being produced or used as evidence before such Court or public servant as
evidence.
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.