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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 20

Duties of Gatekeeper

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 20 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Duties of Gatekeeper. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The officer acting as gatekeeper or any other officer of the prison may examine anything carried in or out of the prison, and may stop and search or cause to be searched any person suspected of bringing any prohibited article into or out of the prison or carrying out any property belonging to the prison, and if any such article or property be found, shall give immediate notice thereof to the Jailer.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Duties of Gatekeeper) 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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