8. Released absconders who escape from supervision to be punishable.- (1) If any person escapes from the supervision of authority of a Government Officer or secular institution or a society or person in whose charge he has been placed under the provisions of section 3, or if any person whose licence has been revoked under the provisions of section 7, fails, without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which shall be upon him, to return to the prison from which he was released, on or before the date specified in the order of revocation, such person shall, on conviction by a magistrate, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. (2) An offence punishable under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power of Government to release by licence on conditions imposed by it.Section 4 · Period for which licence is to be in force.Section 5 · Period of release to be reckoned as imprisonment for computing period of sentence served.Section 6 · Form of licence.Section 7 · Power to revoke licence.Section 9 · Power to make rules.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.