The Estate Duty Act 1953, 34 of 1953, (Rep., Act 20 of 2000)

Section 5. Discharge from estate duty in certain cases

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

75. Discharge from estate duty in certain cases.—A certificate granted by the Controller under section 67, or by the Board under section 69, shall discharge the property included therein and the grantee so far as regards that property from any further claim for estate duty, but shall not discharge any person or property from estate duty in case of fraud or failure to disclose material facts and shall not affect the duty payable in respect of any property afterwards shown to have passed on the death nor any further duty payable by reason thereof in respect of the property included in the certificate: Provided nevertheless that a certificate purporting to be a discharge of the whole estate duty payable in respect of any property included in the certificate shall exonerate a bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration without notice from the duty notwithstanding any such fraud or failure.

Source: India Code