| Section | Punishment | Cognizable? | Bail | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60(a) Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if offence be committed. | Imprisonment extending to onefourth 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 oneeighth 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 of the BNSS 2023 (classification of offences)
Section 60 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
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.