section 118 indian penal code

INDIAN PENAL CODE

Section 118: Concealing Design To Commit Offence Punishable With Death Or Imprisonment For Life

118: Concealing Design To Commit Offence Punishable With Death Or Imprisonment For Life::--Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life¹,

voluntarily conceals², by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design.

If offence be committed/If offence be not committed

shall, if that offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or, if the offence be not committed, with imprisonment of their description, for a term which my extend to three years; and in either case shall also be liable to fine.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

Para I

Punishment—Imprisonment for 7 years and fine—According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable—Non-bailable—Triable by court by which offence abetted is triable—Non-com­poundable.

Para II

Punishment—Imprisonment for 3 years and fine—Ac­cording as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable—Bailable—Triable by court by which offence abetted is triable—Non-compoundable.

Illustration

A, knowing that dacoity is about to be committed at B, falsely informs the Magistrate that a dacoity is about to be committed at C, a place in an opposite direction, and thereby misleads the Magistrate with intent to facilitate the commission of the offence. The dacoity is committed at B in pursuance of the design. A is punishable under this Section.

1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch., for “transporta­tion for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, sec. 51(c), for "Voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission,, the existence of a design".