BNS Section 60: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bare Act Text

Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.—Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design shall,— if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth; and if the offence be not committed, to one-eighth, of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

Procedural Details

Punishment

Depends on original offence

Nature of Offense

Depends on original offence

Bail Eligibility

Depends on original offence

Compoundability

Non-Compoundable (Refer to BNSS 359 for exceptions)

Trial Court

Depends on original offence

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