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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 120: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 74: Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
- Section 227: Giving false evidence
- Section 105: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Section 152: Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
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