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.
Section 51 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
Section 52 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
Section 54 Abettor present when offence is committed
Section 55 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
Section 56 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
Section 57 Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons
Section 58 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
Section 59 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
Section 60 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment