PPC Section 225-A | Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant...........

PPC Section 225-A

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

(a)	if he does so intentionally, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine or with both; and
(b)	if he does so negligently, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Offence	Cognizance	Summons	Bail	Punishment	Triable
Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise pro vided for-
(a) in case of intentional omission or sufferance;	Shall not arrest without warrant	Warrant ..	Bailable	Imprisonment of either description for 3 years, fine or both.	Magistrate of the first class.
(b) in case of negligent omission or sufferance	Ditto	Summons	Ditto	Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Magistrate of the first or second class