Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both; and if the stolen property is a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle as defined in section 379A shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months and not more than 5 years and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 414 — Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 414 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
Section 414 — From 1 February 2008 (current)rewritten by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
(1)Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of or making away with property which he knows or has reason to believe to be stolen property or property obtained in whole or in part through any criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty,2020 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both.
(2)If the stolen property2020property mentioned in subsection (1)2020 is a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle as defined in section 379A(3), a person convicted of an offence under this section —
(a)shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine; and
(b)may be disqualified for such period as the court may order from the date of his release from imprisonment from holding or obtaining a driving licence under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276).20211961.2021
[Indian PC 1860, s. 414]