Whoever, being a public 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:-
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with death; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term less than ten years"
221 IPC Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
223 IPC Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
224 IPC Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
225 IPC Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
227 IPC Violation of condition of remission of punishment
228 IPC Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
228A IPC Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc
229 IPC Personation of a juror or assessor
229A IPC Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court