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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
committed, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to three years; and in either case shall also be liable to fine.
Illustration
A, knowing that dacoity is about to be committed at B, falsely informs the
Magistrate that a dacoity is about to be committed at C, a place in an opposite
direction, and thereby misleads the Magistrate with intent to facilitate the
commission of the offence. The dacoity is committed at B in pursuance of the
design. A is punishable under this section.
Public servant
concealing design to
commit offence which
it is his duty to
prevent
119. Whoever, being a public servant intending to facilitate or knowing it to be
likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence which it is his
duty as such public servant to prevent,
voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to
commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false
respecting such design,
if offence be
committed;
shall, if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of any
description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to onehalf of
the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for that
offence, or with both;
if offence be
punishable with
death, etc;
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or, if the offence be punishable with death or
for life, with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years;
if offence be not
or, if the offence be not committed, shall be punished with imprisonment of any
description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to onefourth
part of the longest term of such imprisonment or with such fine as is provided
for the offence, or with both.
committed
Illustration
A, an officer of police, being legally bound to give information of all designs to
commit robbery which may come to his knowledge, and knowing that B designs
to commit robbery, omits to give such information, with intent to facilitate the
commission of that offence. Here A has by an illegal omission concealed the
existence of B's design, and is liable to punishment according to the provision of
this section.
Concealing design to
commit offence
punishable with
imprisonment
120. Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will
thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment,
voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to
commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false
respecting such design,
shall, if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the
description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to onefourth,
and, if the offence be not committed, to oneeighth, of the longest term of such
imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.
if offence be
committed; if offence
be not committed
40 CHAPTER VA
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Definition of criminal
120A. When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done,
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