Pakistan Penal Code

Section 216A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits

believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity, or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Exception.

This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.

Annotations (4)

amendment ^[1] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch., for “transportation for life” ↩

amendment ^[2] the Indian Criminal Law Amdt. Act, 1886 (10 of 1886), s. 23 ↩

amendment ^[3] the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s.3 and 2nd Sch. (w.e.f 14th October, 1955), for "the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation" which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3 (2) and 4, for "British India" ↩

amendment ^[4] "or under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and II Sch. 5Ss. 216A and 216B were ins. by the Indian Criminal Law Amdt. Act 1894 (3 of 1894), s. 8. Explanation.__ For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without 1[Pakistan] ↩