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X, a police officer, is assigned the job of investigating the murder of A. During his investigation he…

Section 250 of the BNS (formerly section 213 IPC) covers an attempt to obtain gratification in exchange for concealing an offence or shielding its offender. Because murder…

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X, a police officer, is assigned the job of investigating the murder of A. During his investigation he finds several key pieces of evidence, such as the murder weapon, all of which lead him to the conclusion that B has murdered A. X tells B that he is willing to conceal the evidence in exchange for the sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- What is the longest sentence of imprisonment that can be imposed on X, for offences under Section 250 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 250 of the BNS (formerly section 213 IPC) covers an attempt to obtain gratification in exchange for concealing an offence or shielding its offender. Because murder is punishable with death, the applicable maximum under clause (a) of that section is seven years of imprisonment, with liability to a fine as well.

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