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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government Enacted1963

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 54

Offences by Prison Subordinates

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Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 54 is part of Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 - Offences by Prison Subordinates. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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(1) Every Jailer or officer of a prison subordinate to him,-

(a) who shall be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach or neglect of any rule or regulation, or lawful order made by competent authority; or

(b) who shall withdraw from the duties of his office without permission or without having given previous notice in writing of his intention for the period of two months; or

(d) who shall engage without authority in any employment other than his prison duty; or

(e) who shall be guilty of cowardice;

shall, on conviction, be punished with fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or with both.

(2) No person shall under this section be punished twice for the same offence.

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What does Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 54 provide?

Section Section 54 of the Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 (Offences by Prison Subordinates) 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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