The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926
chandigarh · 1926
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- S. 1Substihiled For lIle word "Provincial" by h e Adaptation of La~vs Order, 1950, 1926 : Pb
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926, including "Borstal Institution" and "detained."
- S. 3'Ihe words "or the Governor General" wcre omitted by the Government of lndia (Adaplation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937
- S. 4Section 4 appoints a Director and Superintendent for Borstal Institutions, and establishes visiting committees.
- S. 5Section 5 allows judges to order detention for under-21 male offenders instead of imprisonment, with specific terms based on the court's level.
- S. 6Section 6 outlines the procedure for sentencing and commitment of male minors to prison for failing to give security for good behavior.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the State Government to extend detention for certain young male offenders in Lahore Borstal Jail.
- S. 8Section 8 allows a jail superintendent to send certain young male prisoners to a Borstal for detention if deemed necessary by the District Magistrate.
- S. 9Section 9 prevents orders under section 8 until legal appeal period expires or appeal is decided.
- S. 10Section 10 applies the Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Limitation Act to detention orders under the Punjab Borstal Act.
- S. 11Section 11 prevents re-detention of a person already detained under the act or transferred to jail.
- S. 12Any person detaincd for failure to fuhish sccurity shall be Release on released 01-1 fbmishing such security
- S. 13Section 13 mandates that before passing a detention order, the magistrate must enquire into the offender's age.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates that a magistrate or court must record reasons for ordering an offender's detention in a borstal.
- S. 15Section 15 allows early release from Borstal Institution with supervision if inmate likely to abstain from crime.
- S. 16Section 16 states that time spent on license from a Borstal Institution counts towards the inmate's detention period.
- S. 17Section 17 specifies the form and conditions for licenses under section 15, as directed by the State Government.
- S. 18Section 18 allows suspension or revocation of licenses for Borstal inmates and mandates their return to the institution if they fail to comply.
- S. 19If any inmate escapes from a Borstal hstitutibn before the escape
- S. 20Where an inmate is reported to the '[State] Government Incorrigiblcs
- S. 21Inmates appointed officers to be public servants
- S. 22Section 22 states that an inmate outside a Borstal Institution under custody is still considered detained.
- S. 23Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from Borstal Institutions and cornrnunication with i
- S. 24Section 24 allows Borstal officers to arrest and hand over individuals refusing to provide true identity details for specified offenses.
- S. 25The Supenntendcnt shall cause to be affixed, in a conspicuous penalties
- S. 26The office-incharge of a ~oistal Institution s h d receive and ' of Borstal ,
- S. 27The officer-in-charge of a Borstal Institution shall forthwith : :
- S. 28Powers for officers-in-charge ofBorstal Institutions to give effect to orders of certain courts
- S. 29Section 29 authorizes court orders to detain individuals in accordance with the provisions of the act.
- S. 30(1) Where an officer-in-charge of a Borstal
- S. 31Section 31 allows the State Government to transfer Borstal inmates to a lunatic asylum if they appear to be of unsound mind.
- S. 32Section 32 applies certain provisions of the Prisons Act, 1894, to Borstal Institutions in Punjab.
- S. 33For the purpose of punishing Borstal Institution offences, whipping shall be inflicted upon the palm of the hand only
- S. 34Section 34 empowers the government to make rules for Borstal Institutions' management, classification, and inmate care.
- S. 35Section 35 allows the government to extend certain provisions to younger males and include females, with no whipping for females.
- S. 36Whipping not to be inflicted on females
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- S. 1860Section 1860 of The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926 (Chandigarh) pertains to offenses punishable with death or under specified chapters of another code.
- S. 1867Section 1867 of The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926 relates to imprisonment for offenses under the Public Gambling Act, 1867.
- S. 1878—
- S. 1898ofCriminalProcedure, 1898
- S. 1900Section allows state governments to transfer inmates between Borstal Institutions within or across states with consent.
- S. 19081 908, and a sentence of imprisonment for the same period as the period for 'rOvisiOns for which detention was ordered
- S. 1914Section defines key terms used in the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926, including "officer," "prescribed," and "Superintendent."
- S. 1950166 RORSTAL [I 926 : Pb
- S. 19641926 : Pb
- S. 1965172 B O R ~ A L 11926': Pb