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Section 42

The Assam Prisons Act, 2013State Act of Assam · Act 15 of 2013

(1) The Superintendent shall inform every convicted inmate of . his right to prefer appeal or application' for revision, suspension, remission or commutation of his sentence, and of the period within which such appeal or application is to be made.

(2) Any convicted inmate desiring io make an appeal or application as aforesaid shall be granted every reasonable facility for that purpose by the Superintendent, who shall, if such'inmate is unable to write his appeal or application, cause his appeal or application to be written by an officer of the prison.

, (3) The presentation of an appeal or an application for * Central revision to the Superintendent shall, for the purpose of the A c t 3 6 Limitation Act, 1963, be equivalent to presentation to the o f 1 9 6 3 appellate or revisional Court.

(4) The Superintendent shall not withhold any appeal or application for revision even though it is apparently barred by limitation, but shall forward it to the appellate or revisional Court, together with the appellant or applicant’s explanation for the delay and his prayer for condonation of the delay.

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(5) If the result of the appeal or application is not received within a reasonable period, the Superintendent shall enquire about the result, and thereafter repeat the enquiry at reasonable intervals.

Reference ,to Governm­ ent r regarding execution of death sentence

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ActThe Assam Prisons Act, 2013
Section42
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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