BNS Section 253: Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 216
Procedural Classification Summary
Harbouring an offender who
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 yearshas escaped from custody,and fine.class. or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence is punishable with death
If punishable with
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,imprisonment for life orwith or without fine.class. with imprisonment for 10 years
If punishable with
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for one-imprisonment for 1 yearfourth of the longest termclass. and not for 10 years.provided for the offence, or fine, or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Section is reorganized in form of clauses (a), (b) and (c) and sub-headings are dropped. “husband or wife” is replaced by “spouse”.