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Section 62: Prisoners not to be put in irons by Jailer except under necessity

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

(1) No prisoner shall be put in irons or under any mechanical restraint by the Jailer on his own authority, except in cases of urgent necessity.

(2) Whenever the Jailer on his own authority puts a prisoner in irons, a report thereof shall forthwith be sent to the Superintendent.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963
Section62
Marginal notePrisoners not to be put in irons by Jailer except under necessity
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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