Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war to escape
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Summary
When a public servant who has custody of a State prisoner or prisoner of war voluntarily allows that prisoner to escape from the place of confinement, the public servant is criminally liable. The punishment can be life imprisonment, or imprisonment of either description for up to ten years, and a fine.
Example
Karan is a prison guard responsible for a State prisoner. He deliberately opens the cell and lets the prisoner leave. Under this section Karan can be prosecuted and, if convicted, face life imprisonment or up to ten years' imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, 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.
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