ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY
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The provisions relating to an attempt to escape from
custody are contained in sections 224,225, and 225-B of the
pakistan penal code.
They provide punishment :
(a). for a person resisting or obstructing the lawful
apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is
charged or of which he has been convicted, orescaping or
attempting to escape from legal custody. ...............
imprisonment upto two years with fin or with both.
(b). resisting or obstructing lawful apprehension of another
person for an offence or rescuing or attempting to rescue
himfrom legal custody......... punishment upto two years or
with fine, but if the person to be apprehended is charged for
an offence punishable :
(1). with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten
years.
(2). or with death
the sentence provided is upto three years and seven years
respectively and
(c). resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or
escape or rescue in cases not covered by the above two
provisions........ imprisonment upto six months or with fine.