Section 120: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

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,

if offence be committed; if offence be not committed.—shall, 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, if the offence be not committed, to one-eight, of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section	120
Marginal note	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	13

Judgments that turned on this provision

ABA/2423/2019 of PRASHANT DAJI PARAB Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2021-08-27
APEAL/604/1998 of GOVIND ANAND KARVANDE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-01-22
APPLN/4328/2008 of VIVEK VILAS SURVE AND ANR. Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2009-01-27
HCP/155/2006 of SUGU @ SUGUMAR, Vs THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,Madras High Court · 2006-06-19

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