IPC Section 213 - Taking gift, etc., to scre en an offender from punishment

213. Taking gift, etc., to scre en 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 any other person, in c onsideration of his concealing an offence or of his screening any

person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose

of bringing him to legal punishment,

if a capital offence .--shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment

of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;

if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment.--and if the offence is punishable

with 1[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished

with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall als o be

liable to fine;

and if the offence is punishable with impri sonment not extending to ten years, shall be punished with

imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one fourth part

of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.