Section 225A IPC-Dhara 225A-Dafa-Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for

Section 225A IPC-Dhara 225A-Dafa-Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for:

¹[225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for.— Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in confinement, any person in any case not provided for in section 221, section 222 or section 223, or in any other law for the time being in force, omits to apprehend that person or suffers him to escape from confinement, shall be punished—

(a) if he does so intentionally, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and

 

(b) if he does so negligently, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.]

 

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

 

Para I

 

Punishment—Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both—Non-cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable.

 

Para II

 

Punishment—Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both—Non-cognizable—Bailable—Triable by any Magistrate.

 

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1. Sections 225A and 225B subs. by Act 10 of 1886, sec. 24(1), for section 225A which had been ins. by Act 27 of 1870, sec. 9.