IPC § 129 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024

Section 129 IPC — Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to es­cape

Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 157 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.

The law now: BNS 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.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 157 in full

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