Indian Penal Code,1860
Act No : 45
Section :
Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screeningoffender-if a capital offence; if punishable with imprisonment forlife, or with imprisonment.if a capital offence;if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment
214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration ofscreening offender.--Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees togive or cause, any gratification to any person, or 4*[restores orcauses the restoration of] any property to any person, inconsideration of that person's concealing an offence, or of hisscreening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of hisnot proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him tolegal punishment, if a capital offence;-shall, if the offence is punishable withdeath, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a termwhich may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.-and if the offence is punishable with 3*[imprisonment for life] orwith imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punishedwith imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend tothree years, and shall also be liable to fine;----------------------------------------------------------------------1. Ins. by Act 3 of 1894, s. 7.2. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "the States".3. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and Sch., for "transportation for life".4. Subs. by Act 42 of 1953, s. 4 and the Third Sch., for "to restore or cause the restoration of".----------------------------------------------------------------------149 and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extendingto ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the descriptionprovided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourthpart of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, orwith fine, or with both. 1*[Exception.-The provisions of sections 213 and 214 do notextend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded.] 2* * * * *
