Is BNS Section 60 Bailable or Non-Bailable? Arrest Guidelines
BNS Section 60: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment (Legacy IPC Section 120)
Statutory Classification Details
Concealing a design to
Bailable Status: Depends on the offence (Bailable or Non-bailable)
Cognizable Status: Depends on the offence abetted (Cognizable or Non-cognizable)
Triable Court: Court by which the offence is triable
Official Punishment: Imprisonment extendingcommit an offenceto one-fourth of theabetted is cognizableabetted is bailable orabetted is triable. punishable withlongest term providedor non-cognizable.non-bailable. imprisonment, if offencefor the offence, or fine, be committed.or both
If the offence be not
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Depends on the offence abetted (Cognizable or Non-cognizable)
Triable Court: Court by which the offence is triable
Official Punishment: Imprisonment extendingcommitted.to one-eighth part of theabetted is cognizableabetted is triable. longest term provided for or non-cognizable. the offence, or fine, or both. 61(2)(a) Criminal conspiracy toSame as for abetment ofcommit an offencethe offence which is thewhich is the object ofwhich is object ofof the offence which is punishable with death,object of the conspiracy.conspiracy is cognizableconspiracy is bailablethe object of conspiracy imprisonment for life oror non-cognizable.or non-bailable.is triable. rigorous imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards