BNS Section 223 – Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Chapter 12: Offences by or Relating to Public Servants ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 223
IPC S.223
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence 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.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Simple imprisonment up to 2 years or fine or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
