law: The Foreigners Act, 1946
  13. Attempts, etc., to
  
  contravene the provisions of this Act, etc. -
  (1) Any person who attempts to contravene, or
  
  abets or attempts to abet, or does any act preparatory to, a contravention of,
  
  the provisions of this Act or of any order made or direction given  thereunder , or fails to comply with any direction given in
  
  pursuance of any such order, shall be deemed to have contravened the provisions
  
  of this Act.
  (2) Any person who, knowing or having
  
  reasonable cause to believe that any other person has contravened the
  
  provisions of this Act or of any order made or direction given  thereunder , gives that other person any assistance with
  
  intent thereby to prevent, hinder or otherwise interfere with his arrest, trial
  
  or punishment for the said contravention shall be deemed to have abetted that
  
  contravention..
  (3) The master of any vessel or the pilot of
  
  any aircraft, as the case may be, by means of which any foreigner enters or
  
  leaves India in contravention of any order made under, or direction given in
  
  pursuance of, Section 3 shall, unless he proves that he exercised all due
  
  diligence to prevent the said contravention, be deemed to have contravened this
  
  Act.