The Prisoners Act, 1900
Central Act ยท Act 3 of 190030 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 3 of 1900 |
| Year | 1900 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 30 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title and extent.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody.
- Section 4 Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge.
- Section 5 Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police-officers.
- Section 6 Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons.
- Section 7 Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court.
- Section 8 Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court.
- Section 9 Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt.
- Section 10 Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates.
- Section 11 Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court.
- Section 12 Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency.
- Section 13 Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town.
- Section 14 References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.
- Section 15 Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts.
- Section 16 Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority.
- Section 17 Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part.
- Section 18 Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there.
- Section 19 [Omitted.].
- Section 22 [Omitted.].
- Section 28 References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.
- Section 29 Removal of prisoners.1 citing judgment
- Section 30 Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with.
- Section 32 Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto.
- Section 33 Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon.
- Section 34 Repealed..
- Section 38 Repealed..
- Section 39 Repealed..
- Section 48 Repealed..
- Section 52 Repealed..
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