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In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India has held that wife cannot be charged for…

Section 212 IPC punishes harbouring an offender with intent to screen him from legal punishment, but its exception says the provision does "not extend to any case in which…

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In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India has held that wife cannot be charged for harbouring her husband ?

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Section 212 IPC punishes harbouring an offender with intent to screen him from legal punishment, but its exception says the provision does "not extend to any case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the offender". State of Tamil Nadu v. Nalini (1999), the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is the case cited for applying this exception to a wife who sheltered her husband. The same exception is now in section 249 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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