Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
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Summary
Voluntarily hiding, by an act or an illegal omission, that a plan exists to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, or knowingly making a false statement about that plan, is an offence when done with intent to facilitate or with knowledge that it is likely to facilitate the offence. If the offence is committed, punishment can be up to one-fourth of the longest imprisonment for that offence, or a fine, or both. If the offence is not committed, punishment can be up to one-eighth of the longest term, or a fine, or both.
Example
Ravi learns that Karan plans to break into a neighbour’s house and, intending to help or knowing it may help, hides the plan and gives the neighbour a false story. If the burglary happens, Ravi can be punished with up to one-fourth of the maximum imprisonment for burglary or a fine, or both. If it does not happen, he can be punished with up to one-eighth of that maximum or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design, if offence be committed-if offence be not committed.
If offence be committed – if offence be not committed – shall, if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth, and, if the offence be not committed, to one-eight, of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.
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