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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 shall,— (a) if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; (b) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; (c) if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, 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. Explanation.––“Offence” in this section includes any act committed at any place out of India, which, if committed in India, would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 103, 105, 307, sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 309, sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 310, 311, 312, clauses (f) and (g) of section 326, sub-sections (4), (6), (7) and (8) of section 331, clauses (a) and (b) of section 332 and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in India. Dishonestly making false claim in Court. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due. False charge of offence made with intent to injure. Harbouring offender. 68 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 68 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗꯄꯨꯛꯆꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯅꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯇꯣꯟꯗꯕ ꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯗꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯐꯪꯉꯤ꯫ ꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤ꯫ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕ꯫ ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ꯫ AꯅZꯀꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯃꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯤ, AꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯑꯃꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏꯈꯪꯕꯗꯒꯤZꯅAꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯃꯔꯜ-ꯃꯊꯨꯝꯌꯣꯟꯕꯗB ꯃꯁꯥꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒZꯀꯤꯀꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕBꯅZꯇꯃꯔꯝꯆꯥꯕꯋꯥꯀꯠꯂꯩꯇ꯭ꯔꯕꯁꯨZꯅꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗBꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯆꯥꯎꯕꯁꯦꯜꯒꯤꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯃꯃꯥꯏꯇꯍꯤꯕꯅꯪꯏ꯫Zꯅꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ꯫