(c) with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or
with both, if such person is under sentence of imprisonment for a term
not exceeding ten years or is charged with or liable to be arrested for an
offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
ten years;
(d) with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with fine or
with both, in any case not above specified.
Section 141 - “Public Servant Negligently Omitting to Arrest or Permitting Escape
from Confinement or Custody”: Whoever, being a public servant
whose duty as such public servant is to arrest any person or to keep him in
confinement or custody, negligently omits to arrest that person or
negligently suffers that person to escape from confinement or custody,
commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with
both.
Section 142- “Public Servant Willfully Omitting to Perform Duty, if such Omission
Causes Danger etc.” Whoever, being a public servant willfully omits to
perform any duty pertaining to his office he is legally bound to perform, if
such omission causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or
safety or causes or tends to cause a riot, commits an offence and shall on
conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
year or with fine or with both.
Section 143- “Wrongful Abandonment of Duty by Public Servant”: Whoever,
being a public servant wrongfully abandons his duties in pre-arranged
agreement with two or more other public servants, if the intention or effect
of such abandonment is to interfere with the performance of a public
service to an extent which will cause injury or damage or grave
inconvenience to the community, commits an offence and shall on
conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
year or with fine or with both.
Section 144 - “Public Servant Engaging in Trade”: Whoever, being a public servant
engages in any trade or business contrary to the provisions of any law,
order or regulation, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with
fine or with both.
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