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The Prisoners Act, 1900

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An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court.

Act number
3 of 1900
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Home
Enacted
2 Feb 1900
In force from
2 Feb 1900

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.

53 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody.
  4. Section 4Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge.
  5. Section 5Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police-officers.
  6. Section 6Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons.
  7. Section 7Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court.
  8. Section 8Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court.
  9. Section 9Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt.
  10. Section 10Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates.
  11. Section 11Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court.
  12. Section 12Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency.
  13. Section 13Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town.
  14. Section 14References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.
  15. Section 15Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts.
  16. Section 16Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority.
  17. Section 17Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part.
  18. Section 18Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there.
  19. Section 19[Omitted.].
  20. Section 20[Omitted.].
  21. Section 21[Omitted.].
  22. Section 22[Omitted.].
  23. Section 23[Omitted.].
  24. Section 24[Omitted.].
  25. Section 25[Omitted.].
  26. Section 26[Omitted.].
  27. Section 27[Omitted.].
  28. Section 28References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.
  29. Section 29Removal of prisoners.
  30. Section 30Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with.
  31. Section 31[Repealed.].
  32. Section 32Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto.
  33. Section 33Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon.
  34. Section 34Repealed..
  35. Section 35Repealed..
  36. Section 36Repealed..
  37. Section 37Repealed..
  38. Section 38Repealed..
  39. Section 39Repealed..
  40. Section 40Repealed..
  41. Section 41Repealed..
  42. Section 42Repealed..
  43. Section 43Repealed..
  44. Section 44Repealed..
  45. Section 45Repealed..
  46. Section 46Repealed..
  47. Section 47Repealed..
  48. Section 48Repealed..
  49. Section 49Repealed..
  50. Section 50Repealed..
  51. Section 51Repealed..
  52. Section 52Repealed..
  53. Section 53Repealed..