Section 51, The Bankruptcy Act, 2009

(1) All transactions by a bankrupt with any person dealingwith him bona fide and for value, in respect of property, whether personalty leasehold or pure personalty, acquired by the bankrupt after the adjudication, shall, if completed before any intervention by the trustee, be valid against the trustee, and any estate or interest in such property which by virtue of this Act is vested in the trustee shall determine and pass in such manner and to such extent as may be required for giving effect to the transaction; and for the purpose of this subsection, the receipt of any money, security or negotiable instrument from or by the order or direction of a bankrupt by his banker, shall be deemed to be a transaction by the bankrupt with such banker dealing with him for value. (2) Where any individual, company or firm has ascertained that a person having a deposit, whether a deposit in respect of capital or not, or a credit balance, with such individual, company or firm is an undischarged bankrupt, then it shall be the duty of such individual, company or firm forthwith to inform the official receiver and the trustee in the bankruptcy of the existence of the deposit or credit balance; and the individual, company or firm shall not make any payment out of or in respect of the deposit or credit balance without instructions from the official receiver or the trustee in the bankruptcy. (3) In case of any contravention of subsection (2), the individual or the directors and officers of the company or the partners and managers of the firm, as the case may be, commit an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le5,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months . Realisation of property