Act 3 of 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
  • Enacted 1900-02-02
  • 53 sections
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1 Short title and extent.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody.Read
4 Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge.Read
5 Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police-officers.Read
6 Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons.Read
7 Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court.Read
8 Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court.Read
9 Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt.Read
10 Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates.Read
11 Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court.Read
12 Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency.Read
13 Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town.Read
14 References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.Read
15 Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts.Read
16 Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority.Read
17 Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part.Read
18 Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there.Read
19 [Omitted.].Read
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28 References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.Read
29 Removal of prisoners.Read
30 Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with.Read
31 [Repealed.].Read
32 Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto.Read
33 Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon.Read
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