Lawgist216Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordere
Whenever any person convicted of a charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody,
or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain person to be apprehended for an offence, whoever, knowing of such escape or order for apprehension, harbours or conceals that person with the intention of preventing him from being apprehended, shall be punished in the manner following, that is to say,
if a capital offence.—if the offence for which the person was in custody or is ordered to be apprehended is punishable with death, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.—if the offence is punishable with 1 [imprisonment for life] or imprisonment for ten years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year and not to ten years, he 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 the imprisonment provided for such offence, or with fine, or with both.
2 ["Offence" in this section includes also any act or omission of which a person is alleged to have been guilty out of 3 [India], which, if he had been guilty of it in 2 [India], would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition, 4 *** or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in 2 [India], and every such act or omission shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in 2[India].]
Exception.—The provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the person to be apprehended.
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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 10 of 1886, s. 23.
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. The words "or under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881", omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.
- 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
