BNS Section 222 – Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence
Chapter 12: Offences by or Relating to Public Servants ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 222
IPC S.222
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 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 with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years with or without fine if the person in confinement is under sentence of death and with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years with or without fine if the person in confinement is subject to imprisonment for life or to imprisonment for ten years or upwards and with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years with or without fine in any other case.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Life or up to 14 years for death sentence cases. Up to 7 years for life/10+ year sentence cases. Up to 3 years for other cases. All with or without fine.
