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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 4

Officers of Prisons

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 4 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Officers of Prisons. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

There shall be for every prison a Superintendent, a Medical Officer (who may also be the Superintendent), a Medical Subordinate, a Jailer and such other officers as the State Government thinks necessary:

Provided that the State Government may declare by order in writing that in any prison specified in the order, the office of Jailer shall be held by the person appointed to be the Superintendent.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 4 provide?

Section Section 4 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Officers of Prisons) is reproduced on this page as part of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963. 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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