Lawgist36Permitting escape of person in custody
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
(a) when in command of guard, picket, patrol or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge, or refuses to receive any prisoner or person so committed; or
(b) wilfully or without reasonable excuse allows to escape any person who is committed to his charge, or whom it is his duty to keep or guard,
shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, be liable, if he has acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and if he has not acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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- 21 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
- 22 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 23 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 24 Mutiny
- 25 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 26 Absence without leave
- 27 Striking or threatening superior officers
- 28 Disobedience to superior officer
- 29 Insubordination and obstruction
- 30 Fraudulent enrolment
- 31 False answers on enrolment
- 32 Unbecoming conduct
- 33 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 34 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 35 Intoxication
- 36 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 37 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 38 Escape from custody
- 39 Offences in respect of property
- 40 Extortion and corruption
- 41 Making away with equipment
- 42 Injury to property
- 43 False accusations
- 44 Falsifying official document and false declarations
- 45 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 46 Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court
- 47 False evidence
- 48 Unlawful detention of pay
- 49 Violation of good order and discipline
- 50 Miscellaneous offences
- 51 Attempt
- 52 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 53 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- 54 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 55 Civil offences
- 56 Civil offences not triable by an Assam Rifles Court
