Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment-if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment-if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment. 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 an The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
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;
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.
if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.-- and if the offence is punishable with [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 imprisonment not extending to ten 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.
Section 213, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 250 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment Close, with changes 85%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Kishna Ram vs State
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
In cases where an accused is charged with secondary offences such as harboring or aiding accused persons in a principal crime like murder, and where the charges are triable by magistrate court, bail may be granted under Section 439 Cr.P.C. by the High Court, having regard to the totality of facts and circumstances, even when opposed by the prosecution and complainant, provided appropriate conditions and securities are imposed to ensure the accused's appearance in court and compliance with trial proceedings.
On this section: Giving information respecting offence to person accused - related charge against petitioner
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Questions about Section 213
What have the courts held on Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code?
Kishna Ram vs State (27 Nov 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Giving information respecting offence to person accused - related charge against petitioner.
How do I find court cases under Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 213, section 213 IPC, section 213 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Kishna Ram vs State (27 Nov 2019).
What should I read with Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 250 (Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 213 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 213, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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