The PRISONS ACT, 1894
maharashtra · 1894
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- S. 1This Act may be called the Prisons Act, 1894
- S. 2[Repeals—Rep, by the Repealing Act, 1938 (I of 1938), s
- S. 3Section 3 defines terms like "prison," "criminal prisoner," and "convicted criminal prisoner" for the Prisons Act.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates the State Government to provide prison accommodations that separate prisoners as per the Act's requirements.
- S. 5Section 5 establishes Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General roles for prison oversight under state control.
- S. 6(1) Officers of Prisons
- S. 7Section 7 allows the State Government to arrange temporary shelter for prisoners when prisons are overcrowded or during disease outbreaks.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates prison officers to follow the Superintendent's directions and perform duties assigned by the Jailor.
- S. 9Section prohibits prison officers from selling or letting items to prisoners or deriving benefits from such transactions.
- S. 10Section 10 prohibits prison officers and their associates from profiting from prison contracts or prisoner-related sales.
- S. 11Section 11 outlines the Superintendent's management duties and compliance with District Magistrate and State Government orders.
- S. 12Section 12 mandates the Superintendent to maintain specific records including prisoner admissions, release dates, punishments, visitor observations, and confiscated items.
- S. 13Section 13 assigns the Medical Officer to oversee prison sanitation under the Superintendent's control.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates medical officers to report mental health concerns of prisoners to the Superintendent and Inspector General.
- S. 15Section 15 mandates the Medical Officer to record specific details about a prisoner's illness and death in a register.
- S. 16(1) The Jailor shall reside in the prison, unless the Superintendent permits him in writing to reside elsewhere
- S. 17Section 17 mandates the Jailor to promptly inform the Superintendent and Medical Officer upon a prisoner's death.
- S. 18Section 18 mandates the jailor's responsibility for safekeeping of records, warrants, documents, and prisoners' money.
- S. 19The Jailor must obtain written permission from the Superintendent to be absent overnight, except in unavoidable necessity, when they must report immediately.
- S. 20Deputy Jailors or Assistant Jailors can perform Jailor duties and bear responsibilities under the Prisons Act.
- S. 21Section 21 allows prison officers to inspect and search items and persons entering or leaving the prison.
- S. 22Officers subordinate to the Jailor shall not be absent from the prison without leave, from the Superintendent or from th
- S. 23Prisoners who have been appointed as officers of prisons shall be
- S. 24Section 24 mandates searching and recording health details of prisoners upon admission.
- S. 25Section 25 allows prisoners to bring money or items into prison for their use, which the jailor must then hold.
- S. 26(1) All prisoners, previously to being removed to any other prison, shall be examined by the Medical Officer
- S. 27Section 27 mandates the separation of male and female prisoners, juvenile males from adults, convicted from unconvicted, and civil from criminal prisoners.
- S. 28Section 28 allows convicted prisoners to be held either together or separately in cells.
- S. 29Section 29 mandates that solitary confinement cells must allow prisoners to communicate with an officer and be visited daily by a medical officer.
- S. 30Section 30 mandates solitary confinement and confiscation of dangerous items for prisoners sentenced to death.
- S. 31Section 31 allows civil or unconvicted criminal prisoners to receive necessities from private sources, subject to approval.
- S. 32Section 32 prohibits giving or selling personal items to other prisoners, with violators losing privileges.
- S. 33Section 33 provides clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners who cannot afford it, and requires private creditors to pay for clothing of civil prisoners.
- S. 34(1) Civil prisoners may, with the Superintendent’s permission, work and follow any trade or profession
- S. 35Section 35 limits the daily labor hours for criminal prisoners and mandates health assessments by the Medical Officer.
- S. 36Section 36 mandates the Superintendent to provide work for all simple imprisonment prisoners, with no punishment for neglect except diet changes for non-rigorous prisoners.
- S. 37Section 37 mandates reporting ill prisoners to the jailor for medical officer attention and implementing medical officer's treatment directives.
- S. 38Section 38 mandates recording and compliance tracking of medical officer's directions for prisoners, except for medicine supply.
- S. 39In every prison a hospital or proper place for the reception of sick prisoners shall be provided
- S. 40Section 40 allows for communication between prisoners and visitors, ensuring legal counsel can meet with defendants without interference.
- S. 41Section 41 allows jailors to demand visitor details and search them if suspected, denying entry if refused.
- S. 42Section 42 penalizes introducing prohibited items into or out of a prison and communicating with prisoners, with up to six months' imprisonment or a fine.
- S. 43Section 43 allows a prison officer to arrest and hand over a person for false identity in prison to a police officer.
- S. 44Section 44 mandates the Superintendent to post a notice in English and regional language detailing prohibited prison acts and their penalties.
- S. 45Section 45 of The Prisons Act, 1894 lists various acts by prisoners that are declared as prison offences.
- S. 46Section 46 allows the Superintendent to punish prisoners for offenses by issuing warnings, changing labor, imposing hard labor, or revoking privileges.
- S. 47Section 47 outlines permissible combinations of punishments for prison offenses, prohibiting certain combinations and combinations exceeding specified limits.
- S. 48Section 48 outlines the Superintendent's authority to impose punishments and conditions for parole violations.
- S. 49Section 49 mandates that only specified punishments can be imposed on prisoners, except by court order.
- S. 50Section 50 mandates medical examination before executing punishments under section 46, with modifications if deemed unfit.
- S. 51Section 51 mandates recording details of punishments in a prescribed book and allows arrest without warrant for parole or furlough breaches.
- S. 52Section 52 allows prison superintendents to refer severe disciplinary offenses to a magistrate for trial and additional punishment.
- S. 54Section 54 of The Prisons Act, 1894 penalizes jailors for duty violations, unauthorized absences, or misconduct with fines or imprisonment.
- S. 55Section 55 deems prisoners lawfully taken outside or under custody as still subject to prison rules.
- S. 56Section allows Superintendent to order prisoners to be confined in irons for safe custody, subject to Inspector General's rules.
- S. 57Section 57 allows prisoners sentenced to transportation to be initially confined in fetters for three months, with possible extension by Inspector General's sanction.
- S. 58Section 58 prohibits jailors from using irons or mechanical restraints on prisoners without urgent necessity and notice to the superintendent.
- S. 59Section 59 empowers the State Government to make rules defining prison offenses, their classifications, and associated punishments.
- S. 61Section 61 mandates that prison rules be displayed in English and regional language for all staff access.
- S. 62Section 62 allows the State Government to appoint another officer to exercise Superintendent or Medical Officer's powers in their absence.