Section 58 BNS: Concealing Design To Commit Offence Punishable With Death Or Imprisonment For Life

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Section 58 BNS | BNS 58

Whoever intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, voluntarily conceals by any act or omission, or by the use of encryption or any other information hiding tool, the existence of a design to commit such offence or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design shall,—

(a) if that offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years; or

(b) if the offence be not committed, with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Illustration

A, knowing that dacoity is about to be committed at B, falsely informs the Magistrate that a dacoity is about to be committed at C, a place in an opposite direction, and thereby misleads the Magistrate with intent to facilitate the commission of the offence. The dacoity is committed at B in pursuance of the design. A is punishable under this section.

READ OTHER SECTIONS OF CHAPTER IV — OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT

Section No.	Section Title
	Of Abetment
45	Abetment of a thing.
46	Abettor.
47	Abetment in India of offences outside India.
48	Abetment outside India for offence in India.
49	Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
50	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
51	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
52	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
53	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.
54	Abettor present when offence is committed.
55	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
56	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.
57	Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.
58	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
59	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
60	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
	Of Criminal Conspiracy
61	Criminal conspiracy.
	Of Attempt
62	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.

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FAQs of BNS Section 58

58 BNS punishment and fine

Punishment and fine under Section 58 of the BNS—

58(a): Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
58(b): Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
58 BNS cognizable or not

According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
58 BNS bailable or not

The offence under Sections 58 of the BNS—

58(a): Non-bailable.
58(b): bailable.
58 BNS trial court

Court by which offence abetted is triable.

Important Points

Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer can arrest a person without a warrant.

Non-Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant.

Bailable Offences: These are offences where the accused can get bail from the police station itself. All bailable offences are listed in the First Schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Non-Bailable Offences: Offences in which bail is not granted directly from the police station but after hearing the case in the court, the judge decides when bail will be granted. All non-bailable offences are listed in the first schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).