IPC Section 118 - Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

118. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

Whoever intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of

an offence punishable with death or 1[imprisonment for life],

1[voluntarily conceals by any act or illegal 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,

if offence be committed; if offence be not committed.--shall, if that offence be committed, be

punished with imprisonment of either description 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 thr ee

years; and in either case 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 mislea ds 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.