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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 216A

PENALTY FOR HARBOURING ROBBERS OR DACOITS Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 216A is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - PENALTY FOR HARBOURING ROBBERS OR DACOITS Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 216A: PENALTY FOR HARBOURING ROBBERS OR DACOITS Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation : For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without India. Exception: This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.

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Section Section 216A of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (PENALTY FOR HARBOURING ROBBERS OR DACOITS Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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