The PRISONS ACT, 1894
chandigarh · 1894
- S. 1Title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Definitions
- S. 4Taking of measurement, etc
- S. 5Power of Magistrate to order a person to be measured or photographed
- S. 6Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc
- S. 7Temporary accommodation for prisoners
- S. 8Power to make rules
- S. 9Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
- S. 10Officers not-to be interested in prison-contracts
- S. 11Superintendent
- S. 12Records to be kept by Superintendent
- S. 13Duties of Medical Officer
- S. 14Medical Officer to report in certain cases
- S. 15Report on death of prisoner
- S. 16Jailer
- S. 17Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner
- S. 18Responsibility of Jailer
- S. 19Jailer to be present at night
- S. 20Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers
- S. 21Duties of gate-keeper
- S. 22Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave
- S. 23Convict Officers
- S. 24Prisoners to be examined on admission
- S. 25Effects of prisoners
- S. 26Removal and discharge of prisoners
- S. 27Separation of prisoners
- S. 28Association and segregation of prisoners
- S. 29Solitary confinement
- S. 30Prisoners under sentence of death
- S. 31Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources
- S. 32Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
- S. 33Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- S. 34Employment of civil prisoners
- S. 35Employment of criminal prisoners
- S. 36Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
- S. 37Sick prisoners
- S. 38Record of directions of Medical Officers
- S. 39Hospital
- S. 40Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- S. 41Search of visitors
- S. 42Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners
- S. 43Power to arrest for offence under section 42
- S. 44Publication of penalties
- S. 45Prison-offences
- S. 46Punishment of such offences
- S. 47Plurality of punishments under section 46
- S. 48Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47
- S. 49Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections
- S. 50Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment
- S. 51Entries in punishment-book
- S. 52Procedure on committal of heinous offence
- S. 53Whipping
- S. 54Offences by prison subordinates
- S. 55Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners
- S. 56Confinement in irons
- S. 57Confinement of prisoner under sentence of transportation in irons
- S. 58Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity
- S. 59Power to make rules
- S. 60[Power of Local Government to make rules] Omitted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937
- S. 61Exhibition of copies of rules
- S. 62Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer