Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 258 – Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law

Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to confinement, or to…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 257 – Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report,…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 256 – Negligent conduct with respect to machinery

Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant charged with the preparation of any record or other…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 255 – Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.

Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 254 – Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits

Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 253 – Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered

Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 252 – Taking gift for recovery of stolen property, etc.

Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 251 – Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender

Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or restores or…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 250 – Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment

Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any…

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Section 249 – Harbouring offender

Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe…

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