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Section 156 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
156. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
Whoever, being a public servant and having the custody of any State prisoner or prisoner of war, voluntarily allows such prisoner to escape from any place in which such prisoner is confined, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 39: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- Section 269: Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court
- Section 262: Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
- Section 210: Omission to Produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
- Section 194: Affray
Related Acts
- Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act, 2018
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