IPC Section 225A — Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for

Summary

A public servant who is required by law to arrest someone or keep them in custody, but fails to do so or allows that person to escape, can be punished. This rule applies only when the situation is not already covered by other specific sections of the law.

Official Text

Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in confinement, any person in any case not provided for in section 221, section 222 or section 223, or in any other law for the time being in force, omits to apprehend that person or suffers him to escape from confinement, shall be punished:

Related Judgments

• V. RAJARAM v. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI/SCB — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• S.C.R. 205 MANISH TRIVEDI v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• J STATE THROUGH SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBI/SIT ETC v. NALINI AND ORS. ETC. ETC. MAY 11, 1999 — Supreme Court of India (1999)
• ...Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2013)
• STATE OF WEST BENGAL v. SHYAMADAS 1211 BANERJEE & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2008)
• INSC 682 932 CASE DETAILS A. SREENIVASA REDDY v. RAKESH SHARMA AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• SC (1957) Vol.1 p.423 — Supreme Court of India (1957)
• ...Appellant vs P.Siva Kumar — Madras High Court (2013)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §264 — Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for