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Prisons Act, 1894 Chapter XI

Title: Prison-offences

State: Central

Year: 1894

.....which may not be awarded in combination for any such offence. ] ________________________ 1. Section 47 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 17 of 1925, Section 3. 2. Substituted by Act 17 of 1925, Section 3, for "solitary" 3. Substituted by Act 17 of 1925, Section 3, for exception (3). 4. Substituted by Act 10 of 1914, Section 2 and Sch.I, for "or". 5. Inserted by Act 17 of 1925, Section 3. 6. Substituted by the A. O.1937 for "Governor General in Council" and again by the A. O.1950, for "Provincial Government". Section 48 - Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47 (1) The Superintendent shall have power to award any of the punishments enumerated in the two last foregoing sections, subject, in the case of separate confinement for a period exceeding one month, to the previous confirmation of the Inspector General. (2) No officer subordinate to the Superintendent shall have power to award any punishment whatever. Section 49 - Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections Except by order of a Court of Justice, no punishment other than the punishments specified in the foregoing sections shall be inflicted on any prisoner, and.....

Prisons Act, 1894 Section 46

Title: Punishment of Such Offences

State: Central

Year: 1894

.....render any female or civil prisoner liable to the imposition of any form of handcuffs or fetters, or to whipping. ________________________ 1.Inserted by Act 17 of 1925, Section 2. 2.Substituted by the A. O.1937, for "Governor General in Council" and again by the A. O.1950, for "Provincial Government". 3.Substituted by the A. O.1937 for "Governor General in Council" and again by the A. O.1950, for "Provincial Government". 4.Substituted by Act 17 of 1925, Section2, for "six". 5.Clause (11) rep.and Clauses (12) and (13) renumbered as Clauses (11) and (12) respectively by Act 17 of 1925,Section 2. 6.Substituted by Act 17 of 1925, Section2, for "solitary". 7.The words "as defined in clause (11)" omitted by Act 17 of 1925,Section 2.

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Chapter XI

Title: Prison Offences

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....with the foregoing except by order of a competent court Except by order of a competent court no punishment other than the punishment specified in section 46, section 47, section 48 or section 49 shall be inflicted on any prisoner and no punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of those sections. Section 51 - Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment (1) No punishment of change of labour under clause (2) of section 46 shall be executed until the prisoner to whom such punishment has been awarded has been examined by the Medical Officer, who, if he considers the prisoner fit to undergo the punishment, shall certify accordingly in the appropriate column of the punishment book prescribed in section 11. (2) If he considers the prisoner unfit to undergo the punishment, he shall in like manner record his opinion in writing and shall state whether the prisoner is absolutely unfit for punishment of the kind awarded, or whether he considers any modification necessary. (3) If he considers any modification necessary he shall state what extent of punishment he thinks the prisoner can undergo without injury.....

Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963 Section 46

Title: Punishment of Offences Under Section 45

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

The Superintendent may examine any person touching any offence declared to be a prison offence under section 45, and determine thereupon and punish such offence by,- (1) a formal warning; Explanation.--A formal warning shall mean a warning personally addressed to a prisoner by the Superintendent and recorded in the punishment book and on the prisoner's history-ticket. (2) change of labour to some more irksome or severe form for such period as may be prescribed; (3) hard labour for a period not exceeding seven days in case of convicted criminal prisoners not sentenced to rigorous imprisonment; (4) such loss of privileges admissible under the remission or furlough system for the time being in force as may be prescribed; (5) separate confinement for any period not exceeding two months: Provided that while executing punishment of separate confinement, no prisoner shall be kept in separate confinement continuously for more than a fortnight at one time and the interval between one period of confinement and the next will be at least a week. Explanation.--"Separate confinement" means such confinement with or without labour as entirely secludes a prisoner from.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1978

.....Act, 1955, or under section 12 of that Act in so far as it relates to satta gambling or on two or more occasions under any other provisions of that Act (including section 12 of that Act in so far as it does not relate to satta gambling); or (c) of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or (d) of any offence under section 25, section 26, section 27, section 28 or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or (e) of any offence under section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962; or (f) of any offence under section 61, section 63 or section 66, of the Punjab Excise Act, 1955, as in Delhi; or (g) on two or more occasions of an offence under (i) the Opium Act, 1878; or (ii) the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930; or (iii) the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; or (iv) section 11 of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959, as in force in Delhi; or (h) on three or more occasions of an offence under section 105 or section 107 of this Act, the Commissioner of Police may, if he has reason to believe that such person is likely again to engage himself in the commission of any of the offences referred to in this section, by order in writing, direct such.....

The Travancorecochin Prisons Act, 1950[1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1950

.....of prisoners in jails. (6) "History-ticket" means the ticket exhibiting such information as is required in respect of each prisoner by this Act or the rules thereunder. (7) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of Prisons. (8) "Medical subordinate" means an Assistant Surgeon or Sub-Assistant Surgeon. (9) "Prohibited article" means an article the introduction or removal of which into or out of a prison is prohibited by any rule under this Act. CHAPTER II Maintenance and Officers of prisons 4. Government shall provide, for the prisoners in the State of Travancore-Cochin accommodation in prisons constructed and regulated in such manner as to comply with the requisitions of this Act in respect of the separation of prisoners. 5. The District Magistrate of the District in which the prison is situate or any other officer appointed by Government shall be Inspector-General in respect of that prison who shall exercise, subject to the orders of Government, the general control and superintendence of that prison. 6. For every prison, Government shall appoint a Superintendent a Medical Officer (who may also be the Superintendent), a Medical Subordinate, a Jailer, and such.....

The Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2007

THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 THE SIKKIM PRISONS ACT, 2007 (Act No. 16 of 2007) AN ACT To provide for a law regulating the prisons in Sikkim. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Sikkim in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Prisons Act, 2007 (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim; (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the official gazette appoint. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: - (a) "civil prisoner" means any prisoner who is not a criminal prisoner; 2 . (b) "Competent authority" means any officer having jurisdiction and legal authority to deal with a particular matter in question; (c) "convicted criminal prisoner" means any criminal prisoner under sentence of court or court-martial, and includes a person detained in prison under the provision of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; (d) "Court" includes any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction; (e) "criminal prisoner" means any prisoner duly committed to custody.....