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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Section 253 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

    Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.— Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody, or… 

    Section 254 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

      Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.— Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the… 

      Section 255 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

        Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.— Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which… 

        Section 256 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

          Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.— Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any… 

          Section 257 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

            Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.— Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or… 

            Section 259 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

              Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.— Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or… 

              Section 260 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

                Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.— Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in… 

                Section 261 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

                  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…