Lawgist30Permitting 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 a guard, picket, patrol, detachment 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 a Force 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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- 16 Offences in relation to the enemy or terrorist and punishable with death
- 17 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 18 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 19 Mutiny
- 20 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 21 Absence without leave
- 22 Striking or threatening superior officers
- 23 Disobedience to superior officer
- 24 Insubordination and obstruction
- 25 False answers on enrolment
- 26 Unbecoming conduct
- 27 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 28 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 29 Intoxication
- 30 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 31 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 32 Escape from custody
- 33 Offences in respect of property
- 34 Extortion and exaction
- 35 Making away with equipment
- 36 Injury to property
- 37 False accusations
- 38 Falsifying official documents and false declarations
- 39 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 40 Offences relating to Force Court
- 41 False evidence
- 42 Unlawful detention of pay
- 43 Violation of good order and discipline
- 44 Miscellaneous offences
- 45 Attempt
- 46 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 47 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not Committee
- 48 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 49 Civil offences
- 50 Civil offences not triable by a Force Court
