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TypeBare Act JurisdictionAndaman and Nicobar Islands Government

The Prison Act, 1894 Section 29

Solitary confinement.—No cell shall be used for solitary confinement unless it is furnished with the means of enabling

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The Prison Act, 1894 Section 29 is part of The Prison Act, 1894 - Solitary confinement.—No cell shall be used for solitary confinement unless it is furnished with the means of enabling. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

COMMENT Solitary confinement.- Any harsh isolation from society by long, lonely, cellular detention is penal and so must be inflicted only consistently with fair procedure, in such cases written consent and immediately report to higher authority are the least if abuse is to be tabooed. [Sunil Barta v. Delhi Administration, 1980 Cri Lj 1099 at 1115 (SC) : AIR 1980 SC 1579 :

(1980) 2 SCR 577 :

(1980) 4 SCC 488].

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What does The Prison Act, 1894 Section 29 provide?

Section Section 29 of the The Prison Act, 1894 (Solitary confinement.—No cell shall be used for solitary confinement unless it is furnished with the means of enabling) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Prison Act, 1894. 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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