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Section 58 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
58. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
Whoever intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, voluntarily conceals by any act or omission, or by the use of encryption or any other information hiding tool, the existence of a design to commit such offence or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design shall,-
(a) if that offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years; or
(b) if the offence be not committed, with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Illustration.
A, knowing that dacoity is about to be committed at B, falsely informs the Magistrate that a dacoity is about to be committed at C, a place in an opposite direction, and thereby misleads the Magistrate with intent to facilitate the commission of the offence. The dacoity is committed at B in pursuance of the design. A is punishable under this section.
Related Sections
- Section 221: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
- Section 228: Fabricating false evidence
- Section 130: Assault
- Section 187: Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
- Section 135: Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person