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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 224

RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION BY A PERSON TO HIS LAWFUL APPREHENSION Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 224 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION BY A PERSON TO HIS LAWFUL APPREHENSION Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 224: RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION BY A PERSON TO HIS LAWFUL APPREHENSION Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Explanation: The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment for which the person to be apprehended in custody was liable for the offence with which he was charged, or of which he was convicted.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 224 provide?

Section Section 224 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION BY A PERSON TO HIS LAWFUL APPREHENSION Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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