Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
Whoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in escaping from lawful custody, or rescues or attempts to rescue any such prisoner, or harbours or conceals any such prisoner who has escaped from lawful custody, or offers or attempts to offer any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner shall be punished with 50[imprisonment] for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation
Explanation.-A State prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on his parole within certain limits in Bangladesh, is said to escape from lawful custody if he goes beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at large.