No 2 Penal Code - IDP SriLanka

http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5If the offence benot committed.A public officerconcealing adesign to commitan offence whichit is his duty toprevent.111. Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitatethe commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for twenty yearsvoluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commitsuch offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting suchdesign, shall, if that offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to seven years, or if the offence be not committed,with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years; and ineither case shall also be liable to fine.IllustrationA, knowing that murder is about to be committed at B, falselyinforms the Magistrate that a murder is about to be committed atC, a place in an opposite direction, and thereby misleads theMagistrate with intent to facilitate the commission of the offence.The murder is committed at R in pursuance of the design. A ispunishable under this section.112. Whoever, being a public servant, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely thathe will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence, the commission of which it is his dulyas such public servant to prevent, voluntarily conceals, by any actor illegal omission, theexistence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knowsto be false respecting such design, shall, if the offence be committed, be punished withIf the offence becommitted.If the offence bepunishable withdeath. If theoffence be notcommitted.Concealing adesign to commitan offencepunishable withimprisonment.If the offence becommitted.imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend toone-half of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for thatoffence, or with both; or, if the offence be punishable with death, with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to ten years; or, if the offence be notcommitted, shall be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offencefor a term which may extendto one-fourth part of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is providedfor the offence, or with both.IllustrationA, an officer of police, being legally bound to give information of alldesigns to commit murder which may come to his knowledge, andknowing that B designs to commit murder, omits to give suchinformation, with intent to facilitate the commission of that offence.Here A has by an illegal omission concealed the existence of B'sdesign, and is liable to punishment according to the provision ofthis section.113. Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitatethe commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by anyact or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes anyrepresentation which he knows to be false respecting such design, shall,if the offence be committed, be, punished with imprisonment of the description provided forthe offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth, and,http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5 (28 of 124)9/30/2008 2:10:37 PM