Explain Section 201 regarding causing the disappearance of evidence or giving false information to screen an offender.
Section 201 deals with causing the disappearance of evidence or giving false information to screen an offender. If a person, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or gives false information with that intention, the punishment varies based on the nature of the offence. If the offence is punishable with death, the punishment is imprisonment for a term up to seven years and a fine. If the offence is punishable with life imprisonment or imprisonment up to ten years, the punishment is imprisonment for a term up to three years and a fine. If the offence is punishable with less than ten years of imprisonment, the punishment is as provided for the offence, up to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment, or a fine, or both. The section provides an illustration for better understanding. [Chapter 11, Section 201]