BNS Section 157: Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 129
Procedural Classification Summary
Public servant negligently
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Simple imprisonment forsuffering prisoner of State3 years and fine.class. or war in his custody to escape
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No change.