Section 221 of IPC 1860: Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend-Indian Penal Code
Whoever, being a pubic servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally suffers such person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinement, shall be punished as follows, that is to say:-