The Prisons Act, 1894
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 1 of 18946 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 1 of 1894 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 6 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 6 (1) Officers of Prisons
- Section 12 The Superintendent shall keep, or cause to be kept, the following records
- Section 15 On the death of any prisoner, the Medical Officer shall forthwith record in a register the following particulars, so far as they can be ascertained, namely
- Section 27 The requisitions of this Act with respect to the separation of prisoners are as follows
- Section 45 The following acts are declared to be prison offences when committed by a prisoner
- Section 47 ‡‡(l) Any two of the punishments enumerated in the last foregoing section may be awarded for any such offence in combination, subject to the following exceptions, namely
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