Section 223: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter XI · in_force
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Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant. Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence [or lawfully committed to custody], negligently suffers such persons to escape from confinement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Effective date: 1862-01-01
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