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Section 34: Employment of criminal prisoners

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

(1) No criminal prisoner sentenced to labour or employed on labour at his own desire, shall, except on an emergency, with the sanction in writing of the Superintendent, be kept to labour for more than eight hours in any one day.

(2) The Medical Officer shall from time to time examine the labouring prisoners while they are employed and shall at least once in every fortnight, cause to be recorded upon the history ticket of each prisoner, employed on labour, the weight and general health of such prisoner at the time.

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(3) When the Medical Officer is of opinion that the health of any prisoner suffers from employment of any kind or class of labour, such prisoner shall not be employed on that labour but shall be placed on such other kind or class of labour as the Medical Officer considers suited for him.

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ActThe Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963
Section34
Marginal noteEmployment of criminal prisoners
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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