Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution of property to himself or any other person, in consideration of his concealing an offence or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to 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 seven 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 not extending 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.
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1. Ins. by Act 3 of 1894, s. 7.
Section 211 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
Section 212 Harbouring offender
Section 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
Section 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
Section 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
Section 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordered
Section 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
Section 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. , contrary to law
Section 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
Section 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Section 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
Section 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
Section 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
Section 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding