Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.9.27

4.9.27

cārakam abhittvā niṣpātayato madhyamaḥ, bhittvā vadhaḥ, bandhanāgārāt sarvasvaṃ vadhaś ca //

(An officer) who causes a prisoner to escape from a lock-up without breaking it open, shall be punished with the middlemost amercement. (An officer) who causes a prisoner to escape from a lock-up after breaking it open, shall be condemned to death. When he lets out a prisoner from the jail, he shall be put to death and his property confiscated.