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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Penalty for
216A. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about
to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any
of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or
dacoity, or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the
robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or
without Bangladesh.
Exception.–This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by
the husband or wife of the offender.
216B. [Omitted by section 3 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1942 (Act No.
VIII of 1942).]
217. Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law
as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending
thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person
from legal punishment, or subject him to a less punishment than that to which
he is liable or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save,
any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
two years, or with fine, or with both.
harbouring robbers or
dacoits
81[ Omitted]
Public servant
disobeying direction
of law with intent to
save person from
punishment or
property from
forfeiture
Public servant
framing incorrect
record or writing with
intent to save person
from punishment or
property from
forfeiture
218. Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged
with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing
in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it
to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any
person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will
thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or
knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other
charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with
both.
Public servant in
judicial proceeding
corruptly making
report, etc, contrary
to law
219. Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or
pronounces in any stage of a Judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or
decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years,
or with fine, or with both.
220. Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit
persons for trial or to confinement, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly
or maliciously commits any person for trial or confinement, or keeps any person
in confinement, in the exercise of that authority, knowing that in so doing he is
acting contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Commitment for trial
or confinement by
person having
authority who knows
that he is acting
contrary to law
Intentional omission
to apprehend on the
part of public servant
bound to apprehend
221. Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to
apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to be
apprehended for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or
intentionally suffers such person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in
escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as
follows, that is to say:
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