IPC § 128 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 128 IPC — Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 156 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 156 in full