Section 259: Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to Intentional
apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to be apprehended omission to
apprehend on
for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such part of public
person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape servant bound
from such confinement, shall be punished,–– to apprehend.
(a) 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
(b) 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
(c) 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.