The Gujarat Repatriated Prisoners Act, 1949
gujarat · 1949
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Bombay Repatriated Prisoners Act, 1949
- S. 2Section defines terms "prison," "prisoner," and "repatriated prisoner" for the Gujarat Repatriated Prisoners Act.
- S. 3Section 3 allows the government to designate where and by whom repatriated prisoners are received and transferred to a specific prison.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates the detention of repatriated prisoners who were convicts before their return, as per commitment documents or Provincial Government order.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the Provincial Government to direct a court to try cases against repatriated prisoners as if committed locally.
- S. 6Section 6 allows the government to order repatriation of prisoners and directs them to appear before a magistrate for bail and investigation.
- S. 7The section allows the government to delegate certain powers under other sections to specific officers or authorities.
- S. 8Section 8 allows the Provincial Government to extend or reduce detention of repatriated prisoners under preventive detention laws.
- S. 9Section 9 grants the High Court equivalent jurisdiction over repatriated prisoners as it does over those arrested within its jurisdiction.
- S. 10Section 10 grants the government power to modify sentences for repatriated prisoners similarly to those convicted within the province.
- S. 11Section 11 authorizes officers to receive, hold, convey, and deliver repatriated prisoners, and to retake escaped prisoners.
- S. 12Powers to make rules
- S. 66Delegation of powers