Indian Penal Code — Section 130
Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.--
130. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.-- Whoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in escaping from lawful custody, or rescues or attempts to rescue any such prisoner, or harbours or conceals any such prisoner who has escaped from lawful custody, or offers or attempts to offer any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner shall be punished with 1*[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.-A State prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on his parole within certain limits in 2*[India], is said to escape from lawful custody if he goes beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at large.
CHAPTER VII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, [NAVY AND AIR FORCE]
CHAPTER VII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, 3*[NAVY AND AIR FORCE]
131.
Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
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Judgments citing Section 130
- 28 Jul 2026 — odhc010846302025_1_2026-07-28
- Orissa High Court 26 Aug 2025 — odhc010453932025_1_2025-08-26
- Patna High Court 27 Feb 2025 — brhc010730512020_1_2025-02-27
- Karnataka High Court 17 Dec 2024 — kahc010707532024_1_2024-12-17
- Karnataka High Court 03 Dec 2024 — kahc010576752024_1_2024-12-03
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 16 Oct 2024 — phhc011078202024_1_2024-10-16
- Jharkhand High Court 11 Nov 2022 — jhhc010198862022_1_2022-11-11
- Allahabad High Court — uphc011357332025_1_2025-04-07
- Punjab & Haryana High Court — phhc010472922011_1_2011-12-16
- Punjab & Haryana High Court — phhc010297782011_1_2011-09-20
- Punjab & Haryana High Court — phhc010245062011_1_2011-05-31
- Madhya Pradesh High Court — mphc010285742022_1_2022-06-21
- Karnataka High Court — kahc010388862026_1_2026-06-23
- Jharkhand High Court — jhhc010365972023_1_2023-12-12
- Bombay High Court — hcbm030191072022_1_2022-05-27
- Andhra Pradesh High Court — hbhc010645112008_1_2008-02-18
- Andhra Pradesh High Court — hbhc010570541998_1_2007-02-21
- Andhra Pradesh High Court — hbhc010299132008_1_2008-05-14
- Andhra Pradesh High Court — hbhc010225722005_1_2012-11-15
- Andhra Pradesh High Court — hbhc010213252008_1_2008-05-14
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