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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Navy Act, 1957 Section 167

PENALTY AS REGARDS GAOLERS, ETC Every governor, gaoler, and keeper of any prison, gaol, or house of correction or of

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Navy Act, 1957 Section 167 is part of Navy Act, 1957 - PENALTY AS REGARDS GAOLERS, ETC Every governor, gaoler, and keeper of any prison, gaol, or house of correction or of. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 167: PENALTY AS REGARDS GAOLERS, ETC Every governor, gaoler, and keeper of any prison, gaol, or house of correction or of any naval detention quarters, and every person having the charge of command of any place, ship, or vessel for imprisonment, who shall without lawful excuse, refuse or neglect to receive or confine, remove, discharge, or deliver up any offender against the provisions of this Act, or any of them, shall incur for every such refusal or neglect a penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees and every such penalty shall be applied as the Central Government may direct notwithstanding any law, charter, or custom to the contrary.

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What does Navy Act, 1957 Section 167 provide?

Section Section 167 of the Navy Act, 1957 (PENALTY AS REGARDS GAOLERS, ETC Every governor, gaoler, and keeper of any prison, gaol, or house of correction or of) is reproduced on this page as part of the Navy Act, 1957. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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