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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Prisons Act, 1894 Section 54

Offences by Prison-subordinates

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Prisons Act, 1894 Section 54 is part of Prisons Act, 1894 - Offences by Prison-subordinates. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Every Jailer or officer of a prison subordinate to him who shall be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach or neglect of any rule or regulation or lawful order made by competent authority, or who shall withdraw from the duties of his office without permission, or without having given previous notice in writing of his intention for the period of two months, or who shall wilfully overstay any leave granted to him, or who shall engage without authority in any employment other than his prison-duty, or who shall be guilty of cowardice, shall be liable, on conviction before a Magistrate, to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or to both.

(2) No person shall under this section be punished twice for the same offence.

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What does Prisons Act, 1894 Section 54 provide?

Section Section 54 of the Prisons Act, 1894 (Offences by Prison-subordinates) 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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