Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 260: Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
IPC Section 222 is covered by BNS Section 260.
- BNS 260IPC: 222Changed
Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.
Section is reorganized in form of clauses (a), (b) and (c).
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 239: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform · IPC 202
- BNS 264: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 225A
- BNS 7: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple · IPC 60
- BNS 5: Commutation of sentence · IPC 54, 55, 55A
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