## IPC 118

### IPC 118 — Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/118

> 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. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
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1[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;
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 three
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 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.