Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 261 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 261: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant (Legacy IPC Section 223)
Statutory Classification Details
Escape from confinement
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Simple imprisonment fornegligently suffered by a2 years, or fine, or both. public servant