shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, or with fine or with both.
219. 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 decision which he knows to be
contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows
that he Is acting contrary to law: Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal
authority to commit persons for trial or to confinement, or to keep persons in confinement,
corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or confinement, or keeps any person
in confinement, in the exercise of that authority, knowing that in so doing he is acting
contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the 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 liable to be apprehended
for an offence, 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 punished as follows, that is to say-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,
was charged with or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with death; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years,
with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended,
was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with
imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years,
with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have- been
apprehended, was charged with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable
with imprisonment for a term less than ten years.
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 to 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 punished as follows that is to say;