The KARNATAKA PRISONS ACT, 1963
karnataka · 1963
- S. 1Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 dated 1
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Inspector-General
- S. 4Officers of prisons
- S. 5Accommodation for prisoners
- S. 6Temporary accommodation
- S. 7Control and duties of officers of prisons
- S. 8Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
- S. 9Officers not to be interested in prison contracts
- S. 10Superintendent
- S. 11Records to be kept by Superintendent
- S. 12Duties of Medical Officer
- S. 13Medical Officer to report in certain cases
- S. 14Report on the death of prisoner
- S. 15Jailer
- S. 16Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner
- S. 17Responsibilities of Jailer
- S. 18Jailer to be present at night
- S. 19Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers
- S. 20Duties of gatekeeper
- S. 21Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave
- S. 22Convict officers
- S. 23Prisoners to be examined on admission
- S. 24Effects of prisoners
- S. 25Removal and discharge of prisoners
- S. 26Separation of prisoners
- S. 27Association and segregation of prisoners
- S. 28Solitary confinement
- S. 29Prisoners under sentence of death
- S. 30Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources
- S. 31Restrictions on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
- S. 32Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- S. 33Employment of civil prisoners
- S. 34Employment of criminal prisoners
- S. 35Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
- S. 36Sick prisoners
- S. 37Record of directions of Medical Officers
- S. 38Hospital
- S. 39Power of Superintendent to send a prisoner to hospital or asylum for special treatment
- S. 40Visitors to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- S. 41Search of visitors
- S. 42Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles, into or from prisons and communication with prisoners
- S. 43Power to arrest for offence under section 42
- S. 44Publication of penalties
- S. 45Prison offences
- S. 46Punishment of offences under section 45
- S. 47Plurality of punishment under section 46
- S. 48Award for punishment under section 46 and section 47
- S. 49Punishment for breach of conditions of suspension of sentence, etc
- S. 50Punishment to be in accordance with the foregoing except by order of a competent court
- S. 51Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment
- S. 52Entries in punishment books
- S. 53Procedure on committal of heinous offence
- S. 54Offences by prison subordinates
- S. 55Power to release certain prisoners temporarily
- S. 56Release on parole
- S. 57Prisoner to surrender himself on the expiration of the period otherwise liable to be arrested
- S. 58Penalty for failure to surrender
- S. 59Extra mural custody, control and employment of prisoners
- S. 60Confinement in irons
- S. 61Confinement in irons of prisoners under sentence of imprisonment for life
- S. 62Prisoners not to be put in irons by Jailer except under necessity
- S. 63Power to make rules
- S. 64Rules and notifications to be laid before the State Legislature
- S. 65Exhibition of copies of Rules
- S. 66Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical officers
- S. 67Repeal and savings
- S. 68Removal of difficulties