Act Number: 8

Act Name: The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

Year: 1890

Enactment Date: 1890-03-21

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Guardian and Wards.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 44: Penalty for removal of ward from jurisdiction.
If, for the purpose or with the effect of preventing the Court from exercising its authority with respect to a ward, a guardian appointed or declared by the Court removes the ward from the limits of the jurisdiction of the Court in contravention of the provisions of section 26, he shall be liable, by order of the Court, to find not exceeding one thousand rupees, or to imprisonment in the civil jail for a term which may extend to six months.
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