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Section 23: Prisoners to be examined on admission

The Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963State Act of Karnataka · Act 33 of 1963

(1) Whenever a prisoner is admitted into prison, he shall be searched, and all weapons and prohibited articles shall be taken from him.

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(2) Every criminal prisoner shall also, as soon as possible after admission, be examined under the general or special orders of the Medical Officer, who shall enter or cause to be entered in a book to be kept by the Jailer, a record of the state of the prisoner’s health and of any wounds or marks on his person, the class of labour he is fit for if he is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment, and any observations which the Medical Officer thinks fit to add.

(3) In the case of female prisoners, search and examination shall be carried out by a Lady Medical Subordinate, if any, or by the Matron under the general or special orders of the Medical Officer.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963
Section23
Marginal notePrisoners to be examined on admission
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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