Pakistan Penal Code

Section 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not

otherwise provided for. Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or section 225 or in any other law for the time being in force, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself or of any other person, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]or a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.]

Annotations (4)

amendment ^[1] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch., for “transportation for life” ↩

amendment ^[2] "or to transportation" omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch ↩

amendment ^[3] "penal servitude," omitted by the Criminal Law (Extinction of Discriminatory Privileges) Act, 1949 (2 of 1950), Sch ↩

amendment ^[4] the Indian Criminal Law Amdt. Act, 1886 (10 of 1886), s. 24(1), for the original section 225A, which was previously ins. by Act, 27 of 1870, s.9. description f ↩