IPC Section 216

Cognizable Bailable By what

IPC
Offence Punishment or non- or non- court
Section
cognizable bailable triable

Fraudulently suffering
a decree or to pass
Imprisonment for 2 Magistrate
for a sum not due, or Non-
208 IPC years, or fine, or Bailable of the first
suffering decree to be cognizable
both. class
executed after it has
been satisfied

Imprisonment for 2 Magistrate

False claim in a Court Non- Non-
209 IPC years, or fine, or of the first
of Justice cognizable cognizable
both. class

Fraudulently
obtaining a decree for
Imprisonment for 2 Magistrate
a sum not due, or Non- Non-
210 IPC years, or fine, or of the first
causing a decree to cognizable cognizable
both class
be executed after it
has been satisfied.

False charge of Imprisonment for 2 Magistrate

Non- Non-
211 IPC offence made with years, or fine, or of the first
cognizable cognizable
intent to injure. both class

If offence charged be
Magistrate
punishable with Imprisonment for 7 Non- Non-
of the first
imprisonment for 7 years and fine cognizable cognizable
class
years or upwards.
 If offence charged be Imprisonment for 7 Non- Non- Court of
capital or punishable years and fine cognizable cognizable Session.
with imprisonment
for life.

Harbouring an Magistrate
Imprisonment for 5 Non-
212 IPC offender, if the Cognizable of the first
years and fine. cognizable
offence be capital class.

If punishable with
Magistrate
imprisonment for life Imprisonment for 3 Non-
Cognizable of the first
or with imprisonment years and fine. cognizable
class
for 10 years.

Imprisonment for a
quarter of the
If punishable with
longest term, and of Magistrate
imprisonment for 1 Non-
the description, Cognizable of the first
year and not for 10 cognizable
provided for the class
years.
offence, or fine, or
both.

Taking gift, etc., to

screen an offender Magistrate
Imprisonment for 7 Non-
213 IPC from punishment if Cognizable of the first
years and fine. cognizable
the offence be class
capital.

If punishable with
Magistrate
imprisonment for life Imprisonment for 3 Non-
Cognizable of the first
or with imprisonment years and fine. cognizable
class
for 10 years.

Imprisonment for a Non-

Cognizable
quarter of the cognizable
 longest term, and of
If punishable with the description, Magistrate
imprisonment for less provided for the of the first
than 10 years offence, or fine, or class
both.

Offering gift or
restoration of
property in Magistrate
Imprisonment for 7 Non- Non-
214 IPC consideration of of the first
years and fine Cognizable cognizable
screening offender if class
the offence be
capital.

If punishable with
Magistrate
imprisonment for life Imprisonment for 3 Non- Non-
of the first
or with imprisonment years and fine. Cognizable cognizable
class
for 10 years.

Imprisonment for a
quarter of the
If punishable with longest term, and of Magistrate
Non- Non-
imprisonment for less the description, of the first
Cognizable cognizable
than 10 years provided for the class
offence, or fine, or
both.

Taking gift to help to

recover movable
property of which a
Imprisonment for 2 Magistrate
person has been Non-
215 IPC years, or fine, or Cognizable of the first
deprived by an cognizable
both. class
offence without
causing apprehension
of offender.

Harbouring an Imprisonment for 7 Non-

216 IPC Cognizable
offender who has years and fine cognizable
escaped from
custody, or whose Magistrate
apprehension has of the first
been ordered, if the class
offence be capital.

If punishable with
Imprisonment for 3 Magistrate
imprisonment for life Non-
years with or Cognizable of the first
or with imprisonment cognizable
without fine. class
for 10 years.

Imprisonment for a
quarter of the
If punishable with
longest term, and of Magistrate
imprisonment for 1 Non-
the description, Cognizable of the first
year and not for 10 cognizable
provided for the class
years.
offence, or fine, or
both.