shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine;
If punishable with impersonment for life, or with imprisonment. and if the offence is
punishable with l[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 which may extend to one year, and not 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.
2["Offence"
in this section includes any act committed at any place out of 3[Pakistan], which, if
committed in 3[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 ; and
every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused
person had been guilty of it in 3[Pakistan.].
Exception. This provision shall not extend to any case in which the harbour or concealment is
by the husband or wife of the offender.
Illustration
A, knowing that B has committed dacoity, knowingly conceals B in order to screen him from legal
punishment. Here, as B is liable to 1[imprisonment for life]. A is liable to imprisonment of either
description for a term not exceeding three years, and is also liable to fine.
213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment. Whoever accepts or attempts to
obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution of
property to himself or any other person, in consideration of his 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. and if the offence is
punishable with l[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
1Subs.
by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch., for ―transportation for life‖.
by the Indian Criminal Law Amdt. Act, 1894 (3 of 1894), s. 7.
3Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (w.e.f. 14th October, 1955), for "the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation" which had
been subs. by A. 0., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4. for "British India".
2Ins.
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