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Section 157 of BNS : Section 157: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

CHAPTER VII: OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

Section 157: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.

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Explanation using examples

Example 1:

Ravi is a jailor at a state prison in Maharashtra. He is responsible for the custody of several prisoners, including a high-profile prisoner named Ajay, who is

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