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Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained for an offence,— (a) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; or (b) if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; or (c) if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or (d) if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the sentence of a Court or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term of ten years or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or (e) if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person. 72 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 72 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯄꯟꯕꯄꯤꯕ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯤꯡꯕ꯫ (b) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯗꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ, ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯕꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯕꯗꯄꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯥꯏꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯦꯠꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯑꯃꯠꯇꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (c) ꯆꯍꯤꯑꯍꯨꯝꯐꯥꯎꯕꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯏꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯅꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯐꯥꯎꯕꯁꯥꯡꯗꯕꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫