Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 2

Subs. by s. 7, ibid. for the word “Ditto”, occurring in column 4 relating to s.196 (w.e.f. 16-4-2006).

2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid. for the word “Ditto”, occurring in column 4 relating to s.196 (w.e.f. 16-4-2006).

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Secreting or destroying any document to prevent its production as evidence.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

4 Non-cognizable

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Ditto

Bailable Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto

Any Magistrate.

204

205

206

207

208

False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding suit or criminal in a prosecution, or for becoming bail or security.

Fraudulent removal or concealment, etc., of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.

Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.

Fraudulently suffering a decree to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.

Ditto

Ditto.

Ditto

212

Harbouring an offender, if the offence be capital.

Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.

Cognizable

209

False claim in a Court of Justice.

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211

Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied.

False charge of offence made with intent to injure. If offence charged be punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.

If offence charged be capital or punishable with imprisonment for life.

Imprisonment for 2 years and fine. Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Ditto

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Ditto

If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years.

Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the descriptions, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

213

Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.

214

Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if the offence be capital.

Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.

215

Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender.

Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

204

Ditto

Non-cognizable

Ditto

Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto.

Ditto

Court of Session.

Magistrate of the first class. Ditto.

Ditto.

Cognizable

Ditto

Ditto.

216

Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence be capital.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Cognizable

Bailable Magistrate of the first

class.

If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years.

216A Harbouring robbers or dacoits.

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221

Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.

Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.

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Public servant judicial proceeding corruptly making and pronouncing an order, report, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law.

Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority, who knows that he is acting contrary to law.

Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend an offender, if the offence be capital.

Ditto

Non-cognizable

Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Cognizable

Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.

Non- cognizable

Ditto

Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.

the According offence in relation to which such omission has been made is cognizable or non- cognizable.

Cognizable

Ditto

If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years, with or without fine.

If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.

Imprisonment for 2 years, with or without fine.

222

Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a Court of Justice if under sentence of death.

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 14 years, with or without fine.

If under sentence of imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.

Imprisonment for 7 years, with or without fine.

If under sentence of imprisonment for less lawfully committed to than 10 years or custody.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

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Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant.

Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Non-cognizable

Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.

Resistance or obstruction lawful apprehension of any person, or rescuing him from lawful custody.

the

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Ditto

If charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

If charged with a capital offence.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

205

Cognizable

Ditto

Non- bailable

Ditto.

Any Magistrate.

Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto.

Court of Session.

Ditto

Bailable

Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto.

Ditto

Any Magistrate.

Ditto.

Non- bailable

Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto

Ditto.

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225B

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If the person is sentenced to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years, or upwards.

If under sentence of death

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine. Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

4 Cognizable

Ditto

Non- bailable Ditto

6 Magistrate of the first class. Court of Session.

Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for:– in case of (a) sufferance; (b) sufferance.

in case of negligent omission or

intentional omission or

obstruction

lawful Resistance apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for. Violation of condition of punishment.

remission of

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Non-cognizable

Bailable

Ditto

Magistrate of the first class.

Any Magistrate.

Imprisonment 6 months, or fine, or both.

for

Cognizable

Ditto

Ditto.

Punishment of original sentence, or if part of the been punishment undergone, the residu

Judgments citing Section 2

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