Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 60
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
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BNS Section 60 deals with concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment and replaces IPC 120.
Punishment, bail and court
| 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: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 60
60. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
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.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 60 in the IPC?
BNS Section 60 (Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment) replaces Section 120 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 120 is now BNS 60.
What is the punishment under BNS 60(b)?
If the offence be not committed – punishable with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is according as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable and bailable, triable by court by which offence abetted is triable.
Is BNS 60 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 60(b). Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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