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BNSChapter XIVSection 250
Section250

Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment

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Summary

Taking, trying to obtain, or agreeing to accept any gratification or return of property to conceal an offence or to shield someone from legal punishment is a crime. Penalty depends on how serious the concealed offence is: if it is punishable with death, up to seven years imprisonment and fine. If it is punishable with life or up to ten years, up to three years and fine. For offences punishable with less than ten years, punishment may be imprisonment up to one-fourth of the maximum term, or fine, or both.

Example

Priya gives cash to a police officer to avoid lodging an FIR about a neighbour's petty theft, an offence punishable with up to three years. The officer who accepts the money can be punished with imprisonment up to one-fourth of the maximum term for that theft, or a fine, or both.

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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.

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XIV

Chapter XIV

Of False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice

In this chapter

  • 227Giving false evidence
  • 228Fabricating false evidence
  • 229Punishment for false evidence
  • 230Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
  • 231Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
  • 232Threatening any person to give false evidence
  • 233Using evidence known to be false
  • 234Issuing or signing false certificate
  • 235Using as true a certificate known to be false
  • 236False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
  • 237Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
  • 238Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
  • 239Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
  • 240Giving false information respecting an offence committed
  • 241Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
  • 242False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
  • 243Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  • 244Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  • 245Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
  • 246Dishonestly making false claim in Court
  • 247Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
  • 248False charge of offence made with intent to injure
  • 249Harbouring offender
  • 250Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
  • 251Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
  • 252Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
  • 253Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
  • 254Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
  • 255Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  • 256Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  • 257Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
  • 258Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
  • 259Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
  • 260Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
  • 261Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
  • 262Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
  • 263Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
  • 264Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
  • 265Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
  • 266Violation of condition of remission of punishment
  • 267Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
  • 268Personation of an assessor
  • 269Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court
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