CourtMesh

Section 54

Delhi Prisons Act,2000Union territory Act of Delhi · Act 2 of 2002

(1) Where any prisoner fails without sufficient cause to observe any of the conditions on, or subject to, which his sentence was remitted or suspended, or he was released on parole or furlough, the competent authority may cancel such order granting remission, suspension, or parole or furlough, and

(a) if the prisoner is at large, he shall be arrested by any police officer without a warrant and remanded to undergo the unexpired portion of his sentence; and

(b) shall, on conviction by a Court, be punishable, in addition to the sentence he is undergoing, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

(2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable subsection (1) except with the previous sanction of the Government or the authority which ordered the suspension remission, parole, or furlough, as the case may be.

:20:

CHAPER XII SAFE CUSTODY AND SECURITY OF PRISONERS Liability to provide safe custody and security of prisoners

Where this provision sits

ActDelhi Prisons Act,2000
Section54
JurisdictionUnion territory of Delhi
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? Delhi Prisons Act,2000 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.