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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lepers Act, 1898 Section 12

Re-arrest of Escaped Lepers

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Lepers Act, 1898 Section 12 is part of Lepers Act, 1898 - Re-arrest of Escaped Lepers. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever, having been sent to a leper asylum under an order of a Magistrate in Form C or Form D set forth in the Schedule, escapes from, or leaves, the asylum without the permission in writing of the Superintendent thereof, may be arrested {Subs. by Act 22 of 1920, section 6, for ''by any police officer without a warrant''.} [with out a warrant by any police officer or by any other person especially empowered by the State Government by order in writing in this behalf, ] and upon arrest shall be forthwith taken back to the leper asylum.

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