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The Prisoners Act, 1900
03
02-02-1900
The Prisoners Act, 1900
An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Home

Chapters, and Sections


Chapter 1 - Preliminary
1 - Short title and extent
2 - Definitions
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Chapter 2 - General
3 - Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody
4 - Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge
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Chapter 3 - Prisoners In The Presidency-Towns
5 - Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police officers
6 - Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons
7 - Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court
8 - Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court
9 - Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt
10 - Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates
11 - Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court
12 - Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency
13 - Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency-town
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Chapter 4 - Prisoners Outside The Presidency-Towns
14 - References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
15 - Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts
16 - Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority
17 - Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part
18 - Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there
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Chapter 5 - Persons Under Sentence Of Penal Servitude. [Omitted ].
19 - [Omitted ]
20 - [Omitted.].
21 - [Omitted.].
22 - [Omitted.].
23 - [Omitted.].
24 - [Omitted.].
25 - [Omitted.].
26 - [Omitted.].
27 - [Omitted.].
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Chapter 6 - Removal Of Prisoners
28 - References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools
29 - Removal of prisoners
30 - Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with
31 - [Repealed.]
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Chapter 7 - Persons Under Sentence Of Transportation
32 - Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto
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Chapter 8 - Discharge Of Prisoners
33 - Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon
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Chapter 9 - [PROVISIONS FOR REQUIRING THE ATTENDANCE OF PRISONERS AND OBTAINING THEIR EVIDENCE] Repealed
34 - Repealed
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37 - Repealed..
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51 - Repealed..
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53 - Repealed..
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