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Section 157 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The 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.
Related Sections
- Section 193: Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place
- Section 343: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
- Section 272: Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- Section 26: Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit
- Section 243: Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Related Acts
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Code on Social Security Act, 2020
- National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020
- Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021
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