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Kehar Singh and Another Vs. the State and Others

Court : Delhi

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 73, 74 and 302; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 366, 368, 369 and 414

Reported in : 1987CriLJ291; 29(1986)DLT399; 1986(11)DRJ23

be under-trials. 16. Before I discuss the next contention of Mr. Grover, I may refer to S. 30, Prisons Act, 1894, which reads as under : '30. Prisoners under sentence of death. - (1) Every prisoner under sentence of … order be read in continuation of our order dt. January 30, 1986. 2. The petition was admitted on the limited question of facilities to which … the judgment. He found the petitioners guilty of the offence charged with and sentenced them to death. 9. Section 366, Criminal P.C., which finds place in Chap. Xxviii under the heading 'Submission of death sentences for confirmation'

Acharaparambath Pradeepan and anr. Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 30(2); Kerala Prisons Rules, 1958 - Rule 781; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 302; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1974 - Sections 366 and 366(2)

Reported in : 2004CriLJ755

to jail under a warrant. They were confined in condemned cell as provided under Section 30(2) of the Prisons Act, 1894 read with Kerala Prisons Rules, 1958. It is the contention of the petitioners that the sentence of death

R.P. Vaghela Vs. State of Gujarat

Court : Gujarat

Subject : Contempt of CourtConstitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 21, 129, 141, 144 and 215; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - Sections 2, 10, 15, 15(2) and 20; Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 45; Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 - Sections 5; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 49

Reported in : 2002CriLJ3082; (2002)1GLR886

Constitution Bench in Sunil Batra case (supra) negatived the challenge against the constitutionality of Section 56 of the Prisons Act, 1894 which empowered the Jail Superintendent to put a prisoner in irons (which were 'bar-fetters' in that case), when … it by a Division Bench of this Court by order passed in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 6752 of 2000 on 11-12-2000. The main question that requires decision is whether High Court can take cognizance of contempt proceedings

Devpuri Hirapuri Vs. State of Gujarat

Court : Gujarat

Subject : NarcoticsCriminal

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 161; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Sections 20(2) and 32(A); Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 3(1) and 59; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 27, 33, 432, 433, 434 and 462

Reported in : (1999)3GLR880

contained in Bombay Jail Manual have been framed pursuant to the power conferred under Section 59 of the Prisons Act, 1894. Section 59 would read as under;'59. Power to make rules.___(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official … shown to be aged 70 years undergoing sentence (now default sentence), by virtue of his conviction under Section 20(b)(2) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (`NDPS Act' for short) rendered by the learned Additional

Ramchandra Raghu Naik Vs. State of Maharashtra

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960 - Rules 1 and 2II; Prison (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 - Rules 3, 3(1), 3(2), 4, 4(10), 9 and 18; Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 48A; Constitution of India - Articles 20(2), 226 and 227

Reported in : 2005(3)MhLj933

applications for furlough leave by applying Rule 4(10) of the Furlough Rules.12. Referring to Section 48A of the Prisons Act, 1894, it was sought to be contended that the petitioners having been already punished under the said provision of … were earlier granted the said leave, had not surrendered themselves and the petitioner in Criminal Writ Petition No. 2300 of 2004 came to be arrested after 93 days' of overstay whereas the petitioner in Criminal Writ Petition

Khaliquz-zaman Vs. State of U.P. and ors.

Court : Allahabad

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Land Acquisition Act - Sections 40(1); Kerala Tax Rules, 1959 - Rule 12; Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 - Sections 9, 13B 54, 54(1), 54(2), 54(3), 56, 86 to 88 and 104; Rajasthan Municipalities Act - Sections 65; Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1947; Constitution of India (74th Amendment) Act, 1992; Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2001; Rajasthan Nathdwara Temple Act - Sections 16; ;Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19 19(1), 19(2), 21, 25, 26, 30 31(2), 243R, 243R(2), 243S 243ZA and 289; ;Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 - Sections 23; ;Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 124A; Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 30(2); Bihar Sales Tax Act, 1947; Calcutta Municipality Act - Sections 548; Municipal Laws

Reported in : 2005(1)AWC696; (2005)2UPLBEC1200

In Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration (supra) the Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 30(2) of the Prisons Act, 1894, which provides for solitary confinement of a prisoner under sentence of death in a cell and Section 56

State of Karnataka vs Smt. Pavithra Gowda

Court : Karnataka

that governs or regulates food in the prison. The enactments that are required to be noticed are the Prisons Act, 1894 (‘the 1894 Act’ for short); Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963; Karnataka Prisons Rules, 1974; and Karnataka Prisons and Correctional … TO ASSIST THE COURT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THECONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023/READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH / SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED … HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURUDATED THIS THE 04TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.1421 OF 2026

Bobby Alias Premveer and anr. Vs. State of U.P.

Court : Allahabad

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Prisoners Act, 1900 - Sections 3, 3(2), 3(3), 3(4), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; Prisons Act, 1894; Prisoners Act, 1871; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1882; Prisoners' Testimony Act, 1869; Prisoners Act, 1920; Prisoners (Amendment) Act, 1950; Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 - Sections 3 to 8, 9 and 43; Police Act; Uttar Pradesh Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1938; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , 1908 - Sections 67; Evidence Act - Sections 25, 26 and 27; Customs Act - Sections 104; Foreign Exchange Regulation Act - Sections 35(1); Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 2, 41, 48, 54, 73, 107, 133, 145, 155, 156, 157 to 176, 190, 204, 210, 257 to 271, 428, 475, 476 and 482; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections

Reported in : 2000CriLJ4125

required by some law to direct release of person detained, the detention through the warrant will continue.2. The Prisons Act, 1894.15. This law was passed (Act No. 9 of 1894) because it was thought expedient to amend the … orders of a State Government for the detention of Prisoners, and includes all lands and buildings appurtenant thereto. Sub-section (2) of Section 3 defines the 'criminal prisoners.' Criminal prisoner means any prisoner duly committed to custody under the

Bhanja Naik Vs. Somanath Mohanty

Court : Orissa

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 383 and 561A; Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 3(1), 3(2) and 3(3); Prisoners Act, 1900 - Sections 2, 3 and 4

Reported in : AIR1969Ori268; 35(1969)CLT411; 1969CriLJ1414

of imprisonment imposed upon him. He relies upon Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 3 of the Prisons Act, 1894, and Sections 2(b), 3 and 4 of the Prisoners Act, 1900. Section 3(1) of the Prisons Act defines

State of Haryana Vs. Mahender Singh and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 59(5); State Reorganisation Act; West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992 - Sections 6; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 401; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 54 and 55; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 20(1), 21, 32, 72 and 161; West Bengal Jail Code; Prisons Rules - Rules 2, 20 and 21; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Act, 1978 - Sections 432, 433 and 433A; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 433A

Reported in : 2008CriLJ444; 2007(12)SCALE669; 2007AIRSCW6988

had been dismissed. 3. The State of Punjab in exercise of its power conferred upon it under the Prisons Act, 1894 made rules. They have statutory force. Sub-rules (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of Rule 2 read as … the Superintendent shall report accordingly to the Local Government with a view to the passing of orders under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.21. Save as provided by rule 20, when a prisoner has