Section 120 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
120. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.—
Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing ... illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such
commission of cognisable offence.
(1) A police officer, knowing of a design to commit any cognisable offence may arrest, without orders from the Magistrate ... reason that- (i) the person is likely to continue the design to commit, or is likely to commit, the cognisable offence referred
Indian Penal Code, 1860
119. Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent. —
Whoever, being a public servant, intend ... encryption or any other information hiding tool, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
150. Information of design to commit cognisable offences.
- Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognisable
Section 118 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
118. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. —
Whoever intending to facilitate ... respecting such design, If offence be committed —if offence be not committed. — shall, if that offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of either description
Designs Act, 2000
14. Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored.—
(1) Where the registration of a design is restored, the rights ... respect of piracy of a registered design or infringement of the copyright in such design committed between the date on which the registration
Section 169 in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
Every police officer receiving information of a design
respect of which criminal breach of trust has been committed, is designated as “stolen property”, whether the transfer has been made, or the misappropriation
Power to arrest, search, etc.— Any officer of the Designated Authority empowered in this behalf, by general or special order of the Central Government ... State Government, as the case may be, knowing of a design to commit any offence under this Act or has reason to believe from personal
ability, to obtain intelligence concerning the commission of cognizable offences or designs to commit such offences and to lay such information and to take such
