one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. 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 if a capital 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 1[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 onefourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. 2[Exception. The provisions of sections 213 and 214 do not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded.] [Illustrations.) Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882 (X of 1882). 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc. Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any moveable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. 216. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody, or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain person to be apprehended for an offence, whoever, knowing of such escape or order for apprehension, harbours or conceals that person with the intention of preventing him from being apprehended, shall be punished in the manner following, that is to say, if a capital offence ; if the offence for which the person was in custody or is ordered to be apprehended is punishable with death, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description 1Subs. 2Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch., for ―transportation for life‖. by the Indian Penal Code Amdt. Act, 1882 (8 of 1882), s. 6, for the original Exception. Page 81 of 178