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Penal Code 1871 s 225B

Penal Code 1871 s 225B

s 225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape, or rescue, in cases not otherwise provided for

225B. Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or 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 custody in which that person is lawfully detained, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

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