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Section 248 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

    False charge of offence made with intent to injure.— Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person… 

    Section 249 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

      Harbouring offender.— Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment… 

      Section 250 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

        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 restitution of property to himself or… 

        Section 251 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

          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 causes the restoration of… 

          Section 253 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

            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 custody, or… 

            Section 254 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

              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 dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the… 

              Section 255 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

                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… 

                Section 256 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

                  Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.— Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any…