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The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955

Central

An Act to provide for the attendance in courts of persons confined in prisons for obtaining their evidence or for answering a criminal charge.

Act number
32 of 1955
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Home
Enacted
20 Sep 1955

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

10 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Power of courts to require appearance of prisoners to give evidence or answer a charge.
  4. Section 4Power of State Government to exempt certain persons from operation of section 3.
  5. Section 5Prisoners to be brought up.
  6. Section 6Officer in charge of prison when to abstain from carrying out order.
  7. Section 7Commissions for examination of prisoners.
  8. Section 8Certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure to apply.
  9. Section 9Power to make rules.
  10. Section 10Repeal.