Section 173 - Resistance or obstruction to lawful arrest or escape, in cases not provided for by section 172.

Whoever in a case not provided for in section 172 of this Penal Code intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful arrest of himself or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.