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Penal Code
2008 Ed.
fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that
offence, or with fine, or with both.
In this section “offence” includes any act committed at any place out
of Singapore which if committed in Singapore would be punishable
under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393,
394, 395, 396, 397, 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 Singapore.
[51/2007]
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 gang-robbery, knowingly conceals B in
order to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liable to imprisonment for
a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years, A is liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, and is also liable to fine.
[51/2007]
[Indian PC 1860, s. 212]
Taking gifts, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
213. Whoever accepts, or agrees to accept, or attempts to obtain 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, shall, if
the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to
fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or
with imprisonment which may extend to 20 years, shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall
also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with
imprisonment not extending to 20 years, shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the
Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015
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