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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Using as true such
declaration knowing
it to be false
200. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration,
knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the
same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Explanation.A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some
informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 and 200.
Causing
201. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been
committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear,
with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that
intention gives any information respecting the offence which he knows or believes
to be false,
shall, if the offence which he knows or believes to have been committed 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;
disappearance of
evidence of offence,
or giving false
information to screen
offender if a capital
offence; if punishable
with imprisonment
for life; if punishable
with less than ten
years’ imprisonment
and if the offence is punishable with 74[ 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 for any term not extending to
ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the
offence, for a term which may extend to onefourth part of the longest term of
the imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
Illustration
A, knowing that B has murdered Z, assists B to hide the body with the intention
of screening B from punishment. A is liable to imprisonment of either description
for seven years, and also to fine.
Intentional omission
to give information of
offence by person
bound to inform
202. 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.
Giving false
203. 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.
Explanation.In sections 201 and 202 and in this section the word "offence"
includes any act committed at any place out of Bangladesh, which, if committed
in Bangladesh, 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. Whoever secrets 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.
information
respecting an offence
committed
Destruction of
document to prevent
its production as
evidence
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