Section 215
Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification -
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(a)
under pretence; or
(b)
on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code;
shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, fine or both.
Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered 216.
(1)
Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody, or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain person to be apprehended for an offence, whoever, knowing of such escape or order for apprehension, harbours or conceals that person with the intention of preventing him f?om being apprehended, shall be punished in the manner following -
(a)
if the offence for which the person was in custody or is ordered to be apprehended is punishable with death, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years and fine;
(b)
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for 10
years, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, with or without fine; and
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(c)
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not exceeding one year and not to 10 years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term not exceectinm-fourth part -077 he longest t e r m o r the imprisonment provided for such offence, fine or both.
(2)
In this section, "offence" includes also any act or omission of which a person is alleged to have been guilty outside Brunei Darussalam, which, if he had been guilty of it in Brunei Darussalam, would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in Brunei
Darussalam; and every such act or omission shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in Brunei Darussalam.
Exception -
This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the person to be apprehended.
Penalty for harbouring robbers or gang-robbers 216A.
Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any person are about to commit, or have recently committed, robbery or gang-robbery, harbours them or any of them with the intention of -
(a)
facilitating the commission of such robbery or gang-robbery; or
(b)
screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years and fine.
Explanation -
For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the robbery or gang-robbery is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or outside Brunei Darussalam.
Exception -
This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.
Harbouring suspected bad characters 216B.
(I)
Whoever being owner or occupier of any house or place knowingly -
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(a)
harbours reputed thieves therein; or
(b)
knowingly permits them to assemble therein or deposit goods therein reasonably suspected of being stolen, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.
(2)
If any person convicted under this section is the holder of a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquors or drugs or for keeping of any place of public entertainment or resort, the Court may in its discretion cancel any such licence.