Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 261: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
IPC Section 223 is covered by BNS Section 261.
- BNS 261IPC: 223No change
Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.
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 157: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape · IPC 129
- BNS 253: Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered · IPC 216
- BNS 258: Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law · IPC 220
- BNS 264: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 225A
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