IPC Section 221 — Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend

Summary

A public servant who is required by law to arrest someone or keep them in custody for an offence commits an offence if they deliberately fail to arrest that person, allow them to escape, or help them escape or try to escape.

Official Text

Whoever, being a pubic 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 as follows, that is to say:

Related Judgments

• V. RAJARAM v. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI/SCB — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• ...Petitioner vs 1.Kriuba Lakshmi — Madras High Court (2018)
• .. Petitioner vs Deputy Superintendent of Police, — Madras High Court (2012)
• CRL RC/1662/2016 — Madras High Court (2016)
• ... Appellant/Accused vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2014)
• S.C.R. 57 57 N. RAGHAVENDER v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, CBI — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• .. Petitioner vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2007)
• NARA YANASWAMY RA VISHANKAR v. ASSTT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE OCTOBER 3, 2002 — Supreme Court of India (S)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §259 — Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend