Is BNS Section 253 Bailable or Non-Bailable? Arrest Guidelines
BNS Section 253: Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered (Legacy IPC Section 216)
Statutory Classification Details
Harbouring an offender who
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official 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 Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,imprisonment for life orwith or without fine.class. with imprisonment for 10 years
If punishable with
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official 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