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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 225B

RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION TO LAWFUL APPREHENSION, OR ESCAPE OR RESCUE IN CASES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR Whoever, in

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 225B is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION TO LAWFUL APPREHENSION, OR ESCAPE OR RESCUE IN CASES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR Whoever, in. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 225B: RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION TO LAWFUL APPREHENSION, OR ESCAPE OR RESCUE IN CASES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or section 225 or in any other law for the time being in force, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself or of any other person, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained, shall be punished with imprisonment for either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 225B provide?

Section Section 225B of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (RESISTANCE OR OBSTRUCTION TO LAWFUL APPREHENSION, OR ESCAPE OR RESCUE IN CASES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR Whoever, in) 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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