Hindu Succession Act, 1956

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Section 25

Murderer disqualified

Chapter 2: Intestate succession

A person who commits murder or abets the commission of murder shall be disqualified from inheriting the property of the person murdered, or any other property in furtherance of the succession to which he or she committed or abetted the commission of the murder.

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (Act No. 30 of 1956). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.

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