Section 414 · Assisting in concealment of stolen property
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Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or
disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or
with fine, or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 3 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Compoundable with the court's permission
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 414BNS 317(5)
317(5)
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