Lawgist212Harbouring offender
Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment,
if a capital offence.—shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.—and if the offence is punishable with 1 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
2 ["Offence" in this section includes any act committed at any place out of 3 [India], which, if committed in 4 [India], would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460; and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in 4 [India].]
Exception.—This provision shall not extend to any case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the offender.
Illustration
A, knowing that B has committed dacoity, knowingly conceals B in order to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liable to 4 [imprisonment for life], A is liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, and is also liable to fine.
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for 'transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956)
2. Ins. by Act 3 of 1894, s. 7.
3. The words 'British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951 s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
4. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
- 191 Giving false evidence
- 192 Fabricating false evidence
- 193 Punishment for false evidence
- 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
- 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
- 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence
- 196 Using evidence known to be false
- 197 Issuing or signing false certificate
- 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false
- 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
- 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offende
- 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
- 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed
- 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
- 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
- 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
- 209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court
- 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
- 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure
- 212 Harbouring offender
- 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offende
- 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordere
- 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- 216B Repealed
- 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. , contrary to law
- 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
- 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
- 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
- 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
- 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
- 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
- 225A Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
- 225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
- 226 Repealed
- 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
- 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
- 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc
- 229 Personation of a juror or assessor
- 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
