Act Info:
Preamble1 - PRISONERS ACT, 1900
Part I Section1 - Short title and extent
Section2 - Definitions
Part II Section3 - Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody
Section4 - Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge
Part III Section5 - Warrants etc., to be directed to Police officers
Section6 - Power for 1[State] Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons
Section7 - Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court
Section8 - Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court
Section9 - Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt
Section10 - Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates
Section11 - Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court
Section12 - Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency
Section13 - Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency-town
Part IV Section14 - References in this Part to prisons etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
Section15 - Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts
Section16 - Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority
Section17 - Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to himfor execution under this Part
Section18 - Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there
Part V Section19 - [Repealed]
Section20 - [Repealed]
Section21 - [Repealed]
Section22 - [Repealed]
Section23 - [Repealed]
Section24 - [Repealed]
Section25 - [Repealed]
Section26 - [Repealed]
Section27 - [Repealed]
Part VI Section28 - References in this Part to prisons etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
Section29 - Removal of prisoners
Section30 - Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with
Section31 - Removal of prisoners from territories under one Local Government to territories under another
Part VII Section32 - Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto
Part VIII Section33 - Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon
Part IX Section34 - [Repealed]
Section35 - [Repealed]
Section36 - [Repealed]
Section37 - [Repealed]
Section38 - [Repealed]
Section40 - [Repealed]
Section41 - [Repealed]
Section42 - [Repealed]
Section43 - [Repealed]
Section44 - [Repealed]
Section45 - [Repealed]
Section46 - [Repealed]
Section47 - [Repealed]
Section48 - [Repealed]
Section49 - [Repealed]
Section50 - [Repealed]
Section51 - [Repealed]
Section52 - [Repealed]
Section53 - [Repealed]
Schedule1 - FIRST SCHEDULE
Schedule2 - SECOND SCHEDULE
Schedule3 - THIRD SCHEDULE