Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
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Summary
Knowingly helping a State prisoner or prisoner of war to escape, rescuing or attempting to rescue them, hiding an escaped prisoner, or resisting their recapture is a crime. The offender can be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment up to ten years, and also fined. A prisoner on parole who goes beyond allowed limits is treated as having escaped from lawful custody.
Example
Priya shelters Aditya, who escaped from lawful custody, in her flat to prevent his recapture. Under this section Priya can be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment up to ten years, and fined.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in escaping from lawful custody, or rescues or attempts to rescue any such prisoner, or harbours or conceals any such prisoner who has escaped from lawful custody, or offers or attempts to offer any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanations
(1) A State prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on his parole within certain limits in India, is said to escape from lawful custody if he goes beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at large.
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