111 CAP. 224 Penal Code 2008 Ed. of such sentence, to imprisonment for a term of 20 years or upwards; or (c) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine or with both, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a court of justice, to imprisonment for a term less than 20 years, or if the person was lawfully committed to custody. [51/2007] [Indian PC 1860, s. 222] Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant 223. 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 imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both. [Indian PC 1860, s. 223] Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension 224. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged, or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both. Explanation —The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment for which the person to be apprehended or detained in custody was liable for the offence with which he was charged or of which he was convicted. [Indian PC 1860, s. 224] Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of another person 225. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015