evening. He shall have the cells carefully examined in his presence and shall satisfy himself that the prisoner has no forbidden articles in his possession and that the cell is sound and secure. He shall also examine the prisoner's food and be present when it is issued. He shall report in his report book that he has carried out these duties. Sections 222, 223 and 225 of the P.P.C. 1860 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the 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 confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence or lawfully committed to custody, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be published as follows, that is to say:with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to fourteen years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is under sentence of death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years with or without fine if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of a such sentence, to imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term of ten years or upwards; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, if the person in confinement, .or who ought to have been apprehended is subject, by a sentence of a Court of justice,, to imprisonment for a term not extending to ten years or if the person was lawfully committed to custody. 223. 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. 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of 126

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