INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
129. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
157. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
129. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to
escape.--Whoever, being a public servant and having the custody of any
State prisoner or prisoner of war, negligently suffers such prisoner
to escape from any place of confinement in which such prisoner is
confined, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
157. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.—Whoever, being a public
servant and having the custody of any State prisoner or prisoner of war, negligently suffers such prisoner
to escape from any place of confinement in which such prisoner is confined, shall be punished with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023