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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Prisons Act, 1894 Section 18

Responsibility of Jailer

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Prisons Act, 1894 Section 18 is part of Prisons Act, 1894 - Responsibility of Jailer. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Jailer shall be responsible for the safe custody of the records to be kept under section 12, for the commitment warrants and all other documents confided to his care, and for the money and other articles taken from prisoners.

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What does Prisons Act, 1894 Section 18 provide?

Section Section 18 of the Prisons Act, 1894 (Responsibility of Jailer) is reproduced on this page as part of the Prisons Act, 1894. 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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