IPC Section 128 — Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war to escape
offences against the state
Criminal
Punishment
Life imprisonment · Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine
As the section puts it: “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”
Summary
A public official who is responsible for guarding a state prisoner or a prisoner of war and intentionally lets that prisoner escape from their place of confinement can be punished with life imprisonment or up to ten years in prison, and may also have to pay a fine.
Official Text
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.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §156 — Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
