Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 216-A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.

Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 216-A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.

[i][216-A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.—Whoever, 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 [ii][India].

Exception.—This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.]

 

More details about this Section

Cognizable or not?

Cognizable

Whether Bailable?

Bailable

Compoundable or not?

Not compoundable

Triable by whom?

Magistrate of the first class.

 

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[i]  Inserted by Act 3 of 1894, S. 8.

[ii]  Substituted by Act 3 of 1951 for “the States”.

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