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Gopal Vinayak Godse Vs. the State of Maharashtra and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 32; Explosive Substances Act - Sections 3, 4 and 5; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 53, 53A, 55, 57, 58, 109 and 302; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Act, 1955 - Sections 401 and 402(1); Prisons Act, 1894; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Act, 1954

Reported in : AIR1961SC600; (1961)63BOMLR517; 1961CriLJ736a; [1961]3SCR440

date of his final release.' 15. It is common case that the said rules were made under the Prisons Act, 1894, and that they have statutory force. But the Prisons Act does not confer on any authority a power … of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years.' Under s. 58 thereof, in every case in which a sentence of transportation was passed, … Indian Penal Code before it was amended by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act XXVI of 1955. Section 53 of the Indian Penal Code set out six different punishments to which offenders were liable. The second

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

removing handcuffs, fetters or bars without due authority', to be 'a prison offence'. There is significant safeguard in Section 58 of the Prisons Act, 1894 which provides that no prisoner shall be put in irons or under mechanical … 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

Tmt. Rohini Lingam Vs. State Represented by the Secretary to Governmen ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 147, 148, 302, 307, 332, 324, 342 and 448; Arms Act, 1959 - Sections 25(1); Indian Explosive Substances Act - Sections 56; Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 3(1), 4, 19, 20, 59 and 59(8); Prisoners' Act, 1900; Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 - Rules 1, 32, 34, 44 and 71; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1882 - Sections 541; Constitution of India - Articles 9(5), 21, 32 and 226

Reported in : (2008)5MLJ822

is also relevant to find out some more factual aspects and provisions of the relevant statutes. Under the Prisons Act, 1894 the term 'prison' is defined under Section 3(1), which is as follows:Section 3(1) 'Prison' means any jail or … No. 199 Home (Prison V) Department, Dated 22.02.2000, by inserting Clause 1-A to the Rules, as per Section 58(8) to (28) of the Prisons Act as elicited supra.17. It is also relevant to point out that Section

Ali Ahmed Vs. the Collector of Bombay

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Direct TaxationCriminal

Acts : Income Tax Act, 1922 - Sections 46(2); Bombay City Land Revenue Act, 1876 - Sections 13 and 41; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) ; Presidency Towns Insolvency Act - Sections 17 and 49; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 491; Government of India Act, 1935 - Sections 226

Reported in : AIR1950Bom33

58, Civil P. C., a person cannot be detained in a civil prison in execution of a decree for more than six months. The period … to be given to such persons and other similar matters. Such rules are framed under Section 59, Prisoners Act, 1894, and are contained in chap XXXVIII of the Bombay Jail Manual, Vol. I, 1944 Edn. No separate rules … 28th January 1949, the Collector informed the applicant that his request for release could not be granted. Under Section 58, Civil P. C., a person cannot be detained in a civil prison in execution of a decree for

Shaikh Ali Ahmed Vs. the Collector of Bombay

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1949)51BOMLR589

given to such persons and other similar matters. Such rules are framed under Section 59 of the Prisoners Act, 1894 and are contained in Chapter XXVIII of the Bombay Jail Manual, Vol. I, 1944 edition. No separate rules … January 28, 1949, the Collector informed the applicant that his request for release could not be granted. Under Section 58 of the Civil Procedure Code a person cannot be detained in a civil prison in execution of a … the Civil Procedure Code a person cannot be detained in a civil prison in execution of a decree for more than six months. The period

Meharraj Vs. 1)The State of Tamil Nadu,

Court : Chennai

Subject : Miscellaneous

interview facility was stopped for a period of three months as prison punishment, under Section 46 of the Prisons Act, 1894 (Central Act IX of 1594). He also submitted that only a minor punishment was awarded for his serious

Naib Singh S/O Makhan Singh Vs. State of Punjab and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 24, 25, 53, 53-A(1), 53-A(2), 55, 58, 60, 146 and 302; Prisoners Act, 1900 - Sections 32; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 368(2), 383, 384, 386, 402, 402(1), 418, 418(2), 419, 428 and 433; Andaman and Nicobar Manual, 1908 - Sections 1(2), 1(3), 17, 24, 25 and 146; Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1955 - Sections 53A

Reported in : AIR1983SC855; 1983CriLJ1345; 1983(1)SCALE425; (1983)2SCC454; [1983]2SCR770

popularly called 'Black water' was the most dreaded punishment in India not without reason. Section 59 of the Prisons Act 9 of 1894 - an enactment made for amending the law relating to prisons with a view to … difficult to accept counsel's submission.9. Counsel pointed out that great reliance was placed by the Privy council on Section 58 of the Indian Penal Code, which was in force then (since repealed by Amending Act 26 of 1955),

Nkgsb Cooperative Bank Limited Vs. Subir Chakravarty

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Land Acquisition

8 and 22 (“officers subordinate to the Jailer”) and Section 48 (“officer subordinate to the Superintendent”) of the Prisons Act, 1894; Section 195 (“any officer subordinate to the Collector”) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; Section 34H (“any subordinate officer … officers of subordinate rank”), Section 20 (“his subordinates”), Sections 21 and 25 (“any police officer of subordinate rank”), Section 58 (“officers subordinate to him”), Section 70 (“any officer subordinate to the Commissioner of Police”), Section 122 (“police officer

M. Vijaya Vs. Chairman and Managing Director, Singareni Collieries Co. ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19(1), 20, 21, 38, 39, 47 and 226; Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998; Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897; Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 1987; Andhra Pradesh Public Health Act, 1939 - Sections 52; Societies Registration Act; Drugs Control Act; Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 - Sections 10-A, 17(4) and 19(2); Prisons Act, 1894 - Sections 24, 37, 38 and 39; Andhra Pradesh Prisons Rules, 1979 - Rules 583 to 653 and 1007 to 1014; Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 - Sections 2; Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 - Sections 32; Indian Divorce Act, 1869 - Sections 10; Hindu Marriage Act, 1956 - Sections 13; Special Marriage Act, 1955 - Sections 27; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 269 and 270

Reported in : I(2002)ACC32; 2002ACJ32; 2001(5)ALD522; 2001(5)ALT154

himself. Be that as it may, under Prison Laws, See Sections 24, 37, 38 and 39 of The Prisons Act, 1894 (Central Act 9 of 1894) Rules 583 to 653 (Chapter XXXV) and Rules 1007 to 1014 (Chapter LVII) … 39 of The Prisons Act, 1894 (Central Act 9 of 1894) Rules 583 to 653 (Chapter XXXV) and Rules 1007 to 1014 (Chapter LVII) of … transfusion like plasma is estimated to contribute over 5%.38. In rural areas, illiterate people, those belonging economically weaker sections and victims of several social disabilities, even now continue to live in segregated areas with no minimum civic

B.a. Umesh Vs. The Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Land Acquisition

the health and well-being of the appellant was obviously because of the mandate of Section 29 of the Prisons Act, 1894 which is to the following effect: - “29. Solitary confinement. - No cell shall be used for solitary