INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue
265. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue
in cases not otherwise provided for.
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 of either description
for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with
both.]
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
265. 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 262 or section 263 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 of either description for a
term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023