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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 47

Plurality of Punishment Under Section 46

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 47 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Plurality of Punishment Under Section 46. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Any two of the punishments enumerated in section 46 may be awarded for combination of offences declared to be prison offences under section 45, subject to the following exceptions, namely:-

(i) formal warning shall not be combined with any other punishment, except loss of privileges under clause (4) of section 46;

(ii) cellular confinement shall not be combined with separate confinement, so as to prolong the total period of seclusion to which the prisoner shall be liable.

(2) No punishment will be combined with any other punishment in contravention of the rules made under this Act.

(3) No punishment shall be awarded for an offence under section 45, so as to combine, with the punishment awarded for any other such offence, two of the punishments which may not be awarded in combination for any such offence.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 47 provide?

Section Section 47 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Plurality of Punishment Under Section 46) 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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