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Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
BNS section 254, pertaining to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, deals with the penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits. 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 India. Exception
This section does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the spouse of the offender.
Offence : Harbouring robbers or dacoits.
Punishment : Rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable.
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable.
By what Court triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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