Classification of Offences
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| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
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CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE | |||||
| 208 | Fraudulently suffering a decree or to pass for a sum not due, or suffering decree to be executed after it has been satisfied | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Magistrate of the first class |
| 209 | False claim in a Court of Justice | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 210 | Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due, or causing a decree to be executed after it has been satisfied. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure.
| Ditto.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If offence charged be punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.
| Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
| |
If offence charged be capital or punishable with imprisonment for life. | Ditto. | Ditto | Ditto | Court of Session. | |
| 212 | Harbouring an offender, if the offence be capital
| Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.
| Cognizable
| Ditto
| Magistrate of the first class.
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If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
| Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years. | Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| 213 | Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment if the offence be capital.
| Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
| Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
| |
If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years | Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| 214 | Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if the offence be capital.
| Imprisonment for 7 years and fine
| Non-Cognizable
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
| Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
| |
If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years | Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| 215 | Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable | Ditto | Ditto |
| 216 | Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered, if the offence be capital.
| Imprisonment for 7 years and fine
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.
| Imprisonment for 3 years with or without fine.
| Ditto
| Ditto
| Ditto
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If punishable with imprisonment for 1 year and not for 10 years. | Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term, and of the description, provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
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