Permitting escape of person in custody
Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 deals with permitting escape of person in custody. Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:– (a) when in command of a guard, picket, patrol, detachment or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge, or refuse to receive any prison The Act came into force on 01 Aug 2009.
Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:–
(a) when in command of a guard, picket, patrol, detachment or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge, or refuse to receive any prisoner or person so committed; or
(b) wilfully or without reasonable excuse allow to escape any person who is committed to his charge, or whom it is his duty to keep or guard,
shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable, if he has acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if he has not acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
Section 30, The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 (Act 53 of 2007).
Questions about Section 30
What does Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act deal with?
Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act is headed "Permitting escape of person in custody". Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:– (a) when in command of a guard, picket, patrol, detachment or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge, or refuse to receive any prison
How do I find court cases under Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Sashastra Seema Bal Act 30, section 30 Sashastra Seema Bal Act, section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act come into force?
Section 30 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act, cited as Sashastra Seema Bal Act 30, came into force on 01 Aug 2009, having been enacted on 20 Dec 2007. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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