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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "Borstal Institution" means a place in which offenders may be detained under tllis Act and given sach industeal training and other instruction and subjected to such disciplinary and mord influences as will conduce lo t hcjr reformation; 1 (2) "detained" means detained in, and "detenlion" means "detention" in a Borstal Institution; (3) 'cinmate'' means any person ordered to be detained ; (4) "offence" means- (i) an offence punishable with transportation or x ~ v rigorous imprisonment under the Indian PcnaI -of Code other than-