Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.
201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.—Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that intention gives any information respecting the offence which he knows or believes to be false,
if a capital offence.—shall, if the offence which he knows or believes to have been committed 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.—and if the offence is punishable with [i][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;
if punishable with less than ten years' imprisonment.—and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for any term not extending to ten 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 the imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
Illustration
A, knowing that B has murdered Z, assists B to hide the body with the intention of screening B from punishment. A is liable to imprisonment of either description for seven years, and also to fine.
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Cognizable or not? |
According as the offence in relation to which disappearance of evidence is caused is cognizable or non-cognizable (For Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence); Non-cognizable (If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years). Non-cognizable (If punishable with less than 10 years' imprisonment). |
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Whether Bailable? |
Bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Not compoundable |
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Triable by whom? |
Court of Session (for causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence); Magistrate of the first class (If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years). Court by which the offence is triable (If punishable with less than 10 years' imprisonment). |
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