The Assam Prisons Act, 2013State Act of Assam · Act 15 of 2013
(1) The State Government may by rules made under this Act provide for appointment of such convicted inmate and in such manner to be an officer of the prison and to perform in that capacity such functions and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed.
(2) An inmate who is appointed as an officer of the prison under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Central Act 45 of 1860 1374 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 30, 2013 Offences by officers of prisons State Advisory Board on Correctio nal Administra tion