PPC Section 214 | Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender:

PPC Section 214

PPC Section 214: Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender:

Whoever gives or causes or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or to restore or cause the restoration of any property to any person, in consideration of that person's 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: 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 the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to ten years

 

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.

Exception: The provisions of Sections 213 and 214 do not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded

Offence Cognizance Summons / Warrant Bailable / Not Bailable Compoundable or Not Punishment Triable By
Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender, if the offence be capital. Shall not arrest without warrant. Warrant .. Bailable.. Not Compounable Imprisonment of either description for 7 years, and fine. Court of Session
If punishable with [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for 10 years. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Imprisonment of either description for 3 years, and fine. Magistrate of the first class.
If with imprisonment for less than 10 years. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both Magistrate of the first class, or Court by which the offence is triable.
Accused โ˜… POLICE Police Officer
Offence: Bailable.. --- Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender, if the offence be capital.
Punishment--- Imprisonment of either description for 7 years, and fine.
Offence: Ditto --- If punishable with [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for 10 years.
Punishment--- Imprisonment of either description for 3 years, and fine.
Offence: Ditto --- If with imprisonment for less than 10 years.
Punishment--- Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both

Explanation of PPC Section 214

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