Section 135: Escape

Any person who, being in lawful custody, escapes from such custody‐
(a) is, if he is charged with, or has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanour, guilty
of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years, with or without whipping; and
(b) is, in any other case, guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for
two years.