Category: Criminal Law

  220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to commitment, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or to confinement, … Continue reading “220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for … Continue reading “219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with … Continue reading “218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be … Continue reading “217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

REPEALED [Definition of harbor in sections 212, 216 and 216A: Repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942 (8 of 1942)]

  108[216A. Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbors 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 … Continue reading “216A. Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  216. Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody; or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain … Continue reading “216. Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall, unless he uses all means … Continue reading “215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or 110[restores or causes the restoration of] any property to any person, in consideration of that person’s concealing an offence, or of his screening any person … Continue reading “214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment 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 … Continue reading “213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment – Indian Penal Code, 1860”