Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 254 was IPC 216A.
Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.
Carried over
95% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XI
s. 216A
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 3[India]. Exception.—This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 254
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.—The provisions of this section do not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the spouse of the offender.
Text from India Code