Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits: imprisonment and fine for knowingly harbouring to facilitate or screen offenders. A person who, knowing or having reason to believe that others are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them with intent to facilitate the offence or to screen them from punishment is punishable with rigorous imprisonment up to seven years and fine; the provision applies regardless of where the robbery or dacoity occurred, except where the harbour is by the spouse of the offender.