Section 157 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
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.
Section 158 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
Aiding escape of rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.
Whoever knowingly aids or assists any State prisoner or prisoner of war in escaping from lawful custody, or rescues or attempts to rescue any such prisoner, or harbours or conceals any such prisoner who has escaped from lawful custody, or offers or attempts to offer any resistance to the recapture of such prisoner, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation. —A State prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on his parole within certain limits in India, is said to escape from lawful custody if he goes
beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at large.
CHAPTER VIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE
Section 159 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India or attempts to seduce any such officer, soldier, sailor or airman from his allegiance or his duty, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 160 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.
Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, shall, if mutiny be committed in consequence of that abetment, be punished with death or 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.
Section 161 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior office, when in execution of his office
Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 162 BNS| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.
Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall, if such assault be committed in consequence of that abetment be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 157 BNS|Section 158 BNS| Section 159| BNS Section 160 BNS| Section 161 BNS| Section 162 BNS
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