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BNS Section 251: Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender

Section 251 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender. It replaces IPC 214 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under the BNSS First Schedule, it depends on the sub-section: 251(a) is non-cognizable and bailable; 251(b) is non-cognizable and bailable; 251(c) is non-cognizable and bailable.

Bail, cognizability and punishment

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizableBailableTriable by
251(a)Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender if the offence is punishable with death.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.Non-cognizableBailableMagistrate of the first class
251(b)If punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 10 years.Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.Non-cognizableBailableMagistrate of the first class
251(c)If punishable with imprisonment for less than 10 years.Imprisonment for one-fourth of the longest term, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.Non-cognizableBailableMagistrate of the first class

Source: BNSS, 2023, First Schedule, Part I.

Text of BNS Section 251

251. Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or restores or causes the restoration of any property to any person, in consideration of that person’s concealing an offence, or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment shall,—

(a) if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;

(b) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;

(c) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to ten years, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.

Exception.—The provisions of this section and section 250 do not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded.

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