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CAP. 224
Penal Code
2008 Ed.
thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with
intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby
save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or
knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture
or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or
with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 218]
Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc.,
which he knows to be contrary to law
219. Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously
makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report,
order, verdict or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7
years, or with fine, or with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 219]
Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having
authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
220. Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority
to commit persons for trial or to confinement, or to keep persons in
confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or
to confinement, or keeps any person in confinement, in the exercise of
that authority, knowing that in so doing he is acting contrary to law,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7
years, or with fine, or with both.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 220]
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public
servant bound by law to apprehend
221. Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public
servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged
with or liable to be apprehended for an offence, 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 —
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