"Offence" in this section includes also any act or omission of which a person is alleged to
have been guilty out of Pakistan which, if he had been guilty of it in Pakistan would have
been punishable as an offence, and for which he is under any law relating to extradition,
or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan.
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,
216-A. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits: Whoever, knowing or having reason
to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or
dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of
such robbery or dacoity, or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be
punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation: For the- purposes of this Section it is immaterial whether the robbery or
dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without Pakistan.
Exception: This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the
husband or wife of the offender.
Sec. 216-A ins. by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 111 of 1894.
216-B. Definition of "harbour" in Sections 212, 216and 216-A [Omitted by the Penal Code
(Amendment) Act, VIII of 1942, S. 3]
217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save persons from
punishment or property from forfeiture: Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly
disobeys any direction of-the taw as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such
public servant, intending thereby to save or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby
save, any person from legal punishment, or Subject him to a less punishment than that to
which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any
property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine,
or with both.
218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person
from punishment or property from forfeiture: Whoever, being a public servant, and
being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing,
frames that record 'or writing-in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to
cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to
any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby
save any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely
thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law,