(1) No one shall knowingly shelter an offender with the intention of protecting him from arrest or punishment in accordance with law. Explanation: For the purpose of this section, "offender" means a person suspected of an offence, accused or found guilty by a court.
(2) A person who commits or causes an offense under sub-section (1) shall be punished as follows:-
(a) Imprisonment for up to five years and fine up to fifty thousand rupees if the offender is given shelter for an offense punishable with imprisonment for life or up to twenty years,
(b) If the offender is harbored for an offense punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and a fine which may extend to thirty thousand rupees,
(c) If shelter is provided to the offender of any offense other than what is written in Clause (a) or (b), imprisonment or fine or both of the maximum amount of imprisonment or fine that may be imposed for such offence.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the offender's spouse or father, mother, son, daughter, brother, brother, sister, grandchild, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law It will not be considered as an offense under this clause.