IPC § 223 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 223 IPC — Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 261 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 261 — 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 person 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 261 in full