The Prisons Act, 1894
Central Act ยท Act 9 of 189459 provisions16 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to extend the Indian Easements Act, 1882, to certain areas in which that Act is not in force. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 9 of 1894 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 59 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Title, extent and commencement.
- Section 3 Definitions.1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Accommodation for prisoners.
- Section 5 Inspector General.1 citing judgment
- Section 6 Officers of prisons.
- Section 7 Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
- Section 8 Control and duties of officers of prisons.
- Section 9 Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.
- Section 10 Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts.
- Section 11 Superintendent.
- Section 12 Records to be kept by Superintendent.
- Section 13 Duties of Medical Officer.
- Section 14 Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
- Section 15 Report on death of prisoner.
- Section 16 Jailer.
- Section 17 Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.
- Section 18 Responsibility of Jailer.
- Section 19 Jailer to be present at night.
- Section 20 Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.
- Section 21 Duties of gate-keeper.
- Section 22 Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
- Section 24 Prisoners to be examined on admission.
- Section 25 Effects of prisoners.
- Section 26 Removal and discharge of prisoners.
- Section 27 Separation of prisoners.
- Section 28 Association and segregation of prisoners.1 citing judgment
- Section 29 Solitary confinement.2 citing judgments
- Section 30 Prisoners under sentence of death.3 citing judgments
- Section 31 Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources.
- Section 32 Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.
- Section 33 Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
- Section 34 Employment of civil prisoners.
- Section 35 Employment of criminal prisoners.
- Section 36 Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.
- Section 37 Sick prisoners.
- Section 38 Record of directions of Medical Officers.
- Section 39 Hospital.
- Section 40 Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
- Section 41 Search of visitors.
- Section 42 Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners.2 citing judgments
- Section 43 Power to arrest for offence under section.
- Section 44 Publication of penalties.
- Section 45 Prison-offences.1 citing judgment
- Section 46 Punishment of such offences.
- Section 47 Plurality of punishments under section 46.
- Section 48 Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47.
- Section 49 Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections.
- Section 50 Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.
- Section 51 Entries in punishment-books.
- Section 52 Procedure on committal of heinous offence.
- Section 53 Whipping.
- Section 54 Offences by prison-subordinates.
- Section 55 Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.1 citing judgment
- Section 56 Confinement in irons.
- Section 57 Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons.
- Section 58 Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.
- Section 59 Power to make rules.3 citing judgments
- Section 61 Exhibition of copies of rules.1 citing judgment
- Section 62 Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.
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