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 illegal 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"
111 IPC Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
112 IPC Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
114 IPC Abettor present when offence is committed
115 IPC Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life"-if offence not committed
116 IPC Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment-if offence be not committed
117 IPC Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
118 IPC Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
119 IPC Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
120 IPC Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment