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Section 213 - 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 punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment,
if a capital offence- shall, if the offence 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, or with imprisonment- and if the offence is punishable with 104[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;
and if the offence is punishable with 104[imprisonment not extending to ten], or with 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 imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 413: Habitually dealing in stolen property
- Section 308: Attempt to commit culpable homicide
- Section 510: Misconduct in public by a drunken person
- Section 423: Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration
- Section 171E: Punishment for bribery
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