Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
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Summary
If you know or have reason to believe people are about to commit, or have recently committed, robbery or dacoity, and you harbour them to help the crime or to shield them from punishment, you face rigorous imprisonment for up to seven years and a fine. The law applies whether the offence was inside or outside India. Harbouring by the offender's spouse is excluded.
Example
Ravi runs a tea stall. Aditya, who has just robbed a nearby shop, hides in the back room and Ravi knowingly shelters him to help him escape. Ravi can be punished with rigorous imprisonment for up to seven years and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity, or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation
For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without India.
Exception: This section does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the spouse of the offender.
BNSS Classification
- Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Magistrate of the first class.
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