IPC Section 223 — Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant

Summary

If you are a public servant whose job legally requires you to keep a person in confinement—someone who has been charged with or convicted of a crime, or lawfully placed in your custody—and you carelessly allow that person to escape, you can be punished. The punishment for this negligence is simple imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

• ... Appellant vs 1.Deenadayalan — Madras High Court (2003)
• MANORAMA TIWARI AND OTHERS v. SURENDRANATH RAI — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• (Accused 13 to 16) vs Inspector of Police — Madras High Court (2007)
• STATE OF WEST BENGAL v. SHYAMADAS 1211 BANERJEE & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• S.C.R. 205 MANISH TRIVEDI v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• ...Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2013)
• S.C.R. 45 STATE OF PUNJAB v. BALWINDER SINGH AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• OMKAR PRASAD VERMA v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2007)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §261 — Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant