law: Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 
  30.  Permitting escape of person in custody.
  Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following
  
  offences, namely:.
  a.       when in
  
  command of a guard, picket, patrol, detachment or post, releases without proper
  
  authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed
  
  to his charge, or refuse to receive any prisoner or person so committed; or
  b.      wilfully
  
  or without reasonable excuse allow to escape any person who is committed to his
  
  charge, or whom it is his duty to keep or guard, shall, on conviction by a
  
  Force Court, be liable, if he has acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a
  
  term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act
  
  mentioned, and if he has not acted wilfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act
  
  mentioned.