Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence 2 [or lawfully committed to custody], intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as follows, that is to say:-
with 1 [imprisonment for life] or with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to fourteen years, with or without fine, if the
person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is under
sentence of death; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement or who ought to
have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, or
by virtue of a commutation of such sentence, to 3 [imprisonment for life] 3
*** 4 *** 5 *** 6 *** or imprisonment for a term of ten years, or upwards;
or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, if the person in confinement or who ought to have been apprehended is subject by a sentence of a Court of Justice, to imprisonment for a term not extending to ten years 4 [or if the person was lawfully committed to custody.]
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
2. Ins. by Act 27 of 1870, s. 8.
3. The words 'or penal servitude for life" omitted by Act 17 of 1949, s. 2 (w.e.f. 6-4-1949).
4. The words "or to" omitted by Act 36 of 1957, s. 3 and the Second Sch.
5. The word "transportation" omitted by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
6. The words "or penal servitude" omitted by Act 17 of 1949, s. 2 (w.e.f. 6-4-1949).
Section 211 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
Section 212 Harbouring offender
Section 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
Section 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
Section 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
Section 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordered
Section 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
Section 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. , contrary to law
Section 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
Section 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Section 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
Section 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
Section 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
Section 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding