This section covers intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
What was the old IPC code for Section 239 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform was covered in S. 202*.