202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform. Whoever,
knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed. Whoever, knowing or having reason to
believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or
believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
two years, or with fine, or with both.
1[Explanation.
In sections 201 and 202 and in this section the word "offence" includes any act
committed at any place out of 2[Pakistan], which, if committed in 2[Pakistan], would be punishable under any
of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449,
450, 457, 458, 459, and 460.]
204. Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence. Whoever secretes or destroys any
document which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court of Justice, or in any
proceeding lawfully held before a public servant, as such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole or any
part of such document with the intention of preventing the same from being produced or used as evidence
before such Court or public servant as aforesaid, or after he shall have been lawfully summoned or required to
produce the same for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution. Whoever falsely
personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment,
or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal
prosecution, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, or with fine, or with both.
206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in
execution. Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any
interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or
in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be
pronounced, by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or
order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with
fine, or with both.
207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution. Whoever
fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or
rightful claim to such property or interest, or practises any deception touching any right to any property or any
interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or
in satisfaction of a fine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be
pronounced by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or
order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Court of Justice in a civil suit,
1Explanation
ins. by the Indian Criminal Law Arndt. Act, 1894 (3 of 1894), s. 7.
by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s. S and 2nd Sch. (w.e.f. 14th October; 1955), for "the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation" which had
been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3 (2) and 4, for "British India".
2Subs.
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