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<h1>Section 238: Penalties for Hiding Evidence or Giving False Information to Protect Offenders from Justice</h1> Section 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, addresses the act of causing the disappearance of evidence or providing false information to shield an offender from punishment. If the concealed offence is punishable by death, the individual may face up to seven years of imprisonment and a fine. For offences punishable by life imprisonment or up to ten years, the penalty is up to three years of imprisonment and a fine. For lesser offences, the punishment is up to one-fourth of the maximum imprisonment term prescribed for the offence, a fine, or both.