60. Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, 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 shall,— (a) if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth; and (b) if the offence be not committed, to one-eighth, of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.
BNS Section 60: Concealing design to commit offence
Section 60 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with concealing design to commit offence. It replaces IPC 120 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under the BNSS First Schedule, it depends on the sub-section: 60(a) is according as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable and according as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable; 60(b) is according as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable and bailable.
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Bail, cognizability and punishment
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60(a) | Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if offence be committed. | Imprisonment extending to one-fourth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable | According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. | Court by which offence abetted is triable |
| 60(b) | If the offence be not committed. | Imprisonment extending to one-eighth part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both. | According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable | Court by which offence abetted is triable |
Source: BNSS, 2023, First Schedule, Part I.
Text of BNS Section 60
IPC sections replaced
- IPC 120: Concealing design to commit offence punishable
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