SECTION 223 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant

Description of IPC Section 223

According to section 223 of Indian penal code, 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.

IPC 223 in Simple Words

In simple words, Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code states that if a public servant, who is responsible for keeping someone in custody, negligently allows that person to escape, they can be punished with up to two years of simple imprisonment, or fined, or both.