Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
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60. 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,––
(a) 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
(b) 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.
Plain English Summary
This section penalizes concealing the design of an offence punishable with imprisonment, prescribing up to 1/4 of the maximum term if committed, and up to 1/8 if not committed.
Key Legal Elements
- Intending or knowing it likely to facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment
- Voluntarily concealing the design by an act or illegal omission
- Or making false representations regarding the design
- Punishable with up to 1/4 of the maximum term if the offence is committed
- Punishable with up to 1/8 of the maximum term if the offence is not committed
Punishment
If committed: up to 1/4 of the longest term of imprisonment, or fine, or both; If not committed: up to 1/8 of the longest term of imprisonment, or fine, or both.
Practical Note
This replaces IPC Section 120. Unlike BNS Sections 58 and 59, it does not explicitly mention encryption, focusing instead on standard acts and illegal omissions.
हिंदी पाठ
60. कारावास से दंडनीय अपराध की परिकल्पना को छिपाना।
जो कोई कारावास से दंडनीय अपराध का किया जाना सुकर बनाने के आशय से या यह जानते हुए कि तद्द्वारा वह उसे सुकर बनाएगा, ऐसे अपराध को करने की परिकल्पना के अस्तित्व को किसी कार्य या अवैध लोप द्वारा स्वेच्छाया छिपाएगा, या ऐसी परिकल्पना के संबंध में ऐसा व्यपदेशन करेगा जिसे वह असत्य जानता है, वह,––
(क) यदि वह अपराध कर दिया जाए, तो उस अपराध के लिए उपबंधित विवरण के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि उस कारावास की अधिकतम अवधि के एक-चौथाई तक हो सकती है; और
(ख) यदि वह अपराध न किया जाए, तो उस कारावास की अधिकतम अवधि के आठवें भाग (एक-आठवें) तक,
के कारावास से, या ऐसे जुर्माने से जो उस अपराध के लिए उपबंधित है, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा।