Indian Penal Code — Section 223
Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by
223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.--Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence 2*[or lawfully committed to custody], negligently suffers such person to escape from confinement, shall be
punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
224.
Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.
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Judgments citing Section 223
- STATE OF HARYANA v. Date when Order was reserved
- Aleti Ravinder Reddy v. The State of Telangana & Ors
- TEJPAL v. STATE OF HARYANA & Ors.
- RUSTOMSING @ BABLU RAVINDRASINH v. STATE OF GUJARAT
- Kamal Singh v. Ms. Diya Sodhi, Sr. DAG, Haryana
- Som Chandra Yadav Constable And 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
- Judgment · High Court · 2025
- Jia Lal v. State of H.P.
- Judgment · High Court · 2025
- Nazir Ahmed v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hardeep Singh Punia v. State of Punjab
- SIDDHANT v. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Department Of Home Affairs, Mantralaya
- Mohd. Junaiduddin v. The State of Telan
- Mohd. Junaiduddin v. The State of Telangana
- THOUTA SAI BHARATH (BHARATH) v. The State of Telangana
- Arshdeep Singh v. State of Punjab
- Phool Kumar v. State of Har f Haryana & Ors.
- CT. KHOSAN WANGPAN v. THE STATE OF A.P.
- Shri Wangngam Lowang v. The State of Arunachal Pradesh
- Rinki @ Tapaswini Behera v. State of Orissa
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