Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 156: Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
IPC Section 128 is covered by BNS Section 156.
- BNS 156IPC: 128No change
Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
No change.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 158: Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner · IPC 130
- BNS 154: Committing depredation on territories of Foreign State at peace with Government of India · IPC 126
- BNS 153: Waging war against Government of any Foreign State at peace with Government of India · IPC 125
- BNS 66: Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim · IPC 376A
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