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.
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Application of Act.Section 3 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 4 · Overriding effect of Act.Section 5 · Act not to apply to certain properties.Section 6 · Devolution of interest in coparcenary property.Section 7 · Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom.Section 8 · General rules of succession in the case of males.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.