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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 42

Penalty for Introduction or Removal of Prohibited Articles, into or from Prisons and Communication with Prisoners

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About this section

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 42 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Penalty for Introduction or Removal of Prohibited Articles, into or from Prisons and Communication with Prisoners. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever, contrary to any rule under this Act, introduces or removes or attempts by any means whatever, to introduce or remove, into or from any prison, or supplies or attempts to supply to any prisoner outside the limits of a prison, any prohibited article, and every officer of a prison who, contrary to any such rule knowingly suffers any such article to be introduced into or removed from any prison, to be possessed by any prisoner or to be supplied to any prisoner outside the limits of a prison, and whoever, contrary to any such rule, communicates or attempts to communicate with any prisoner, and whoever abets any offence made punishable by this section, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or with fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or with both.

Frequently asked questions

What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 42 provide?

Section Section 42 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Penalty for Introduction or Removal of Prohibited Articles, into or from Prisons and Communication with Prisoners) 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.

How do I find judgments on Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 42?

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