Section 94

No person to be imprisoned a second time under same judgment.

The Bengal Rent Act, 1859

  • Act 10 of 1859
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
About this Act

An Act to amend the law relating to the recovery of Rent in the Presidency of Fort Willian in Bengal.

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     Any person once discharged from jail shall not be imprisoned a second time under the same judgment. If the amount due under the decree do not exceed one hundred rupees, the Collector may declare such discharged person absolved from further liability under that decree. In other cases the discharge shall not extinguish the liability of the discharged person under the decree, or exempt any property belonging to such person from attachment in execution of the same.
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