Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 250 :
Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment :
(See section 213 of IPC 1860)
Section : 250 (a)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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Section : 250 (b)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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Section : 250 (c)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.
Punishment : Imprisonment for one-fourth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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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 shall,––
(a) 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;
(b) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
(c) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to ten years, 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.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 213 :
Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment:
(See section 250 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
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Offence : If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years and fine
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
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Offence: If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.
Punishment :Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
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Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself for any other person, or any restitution of property to himself for 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 with 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