The Kerala Identification of Prisoners Act, 1963
State Act of Kerala · Act 39 of 196311 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 39 of 1963 |
| Year | 1963 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 11 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Taking of measurements, etc., of convicted persons
- Section 4 Taking of measurement, etc., of non-convicted persons
- Section 5 Taking of measurements, etc., of habitual offenders against whom restriction is made
- Section 6 Power of Magistrate to order a person to be measured or photographed
- Section 7 Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc
- Section 8 Destruction of photographs and records of measurements, etc. on acquittal
- Section 9 Power to make rules
- Section 10 Bar of suits
- Section 11 Repeal
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