The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955
Central Act · Act 32 of 195510 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the attendance in courts of persons confined in prisons for obtaining their evidence or for answering a criminal charge. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 32 of 1955 |
| Year | 1955 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 10 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Power of courts to require appearance of prisoners to give evidence or answer a charge.
- Section 4 Power of State Government to exempt certain persons from operation of section 3.
- Section 5 Prisoners to be brought up.
- Section 6 Officer in charge of prison when to abstain from carrying out order.
- Section 7 Commissions for examination of prisoners.
- Section 8 Certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure to apply.
- Section 9 Power to make rules.
- Section 10 Repeal.
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