Act 9 of 1894

The Prisons Act, 1894

An Act to extend the Indian Easements Act, 1882, to certain areas in which that Act is not in force.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1894-03-22
  • 62 sections
SectionTitle
1 Title, extent and commencement.Read
2 [Repealed.].Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Accommodation for prisoners.Read
5 Inspector General.Read
6 Officers of prisons.Read
7 Temporary accommodation for prisoners.Read
8 Control and duties of officers of prisons.Read
9 Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.Read
10 Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts.Read
11 Superintendent.Read
12 Records to be kept by Superintendent.Read
13 Duties of Medical Officer.Read
14 Medical Officer to report in certain cases.Read
15 Report on death of prisoner.Read
16 Jailer.Read
17 Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.Read
18 Responsibility of Jailer.Read
19 Jailer to be present at night.Read
20 Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.Read
21 Duties of gate-keeper.Read
22 Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.Read
23 Convict officers.Read
24 Prisoners to be examined on admission.Read
25 Effects of prisoners.Read
26 Removal and discharge of prisoners.Read
27 Separation of prisoners.Read
28 Association and segregation of prisoners.Read
29 Solitary confinement.Read
30 Prisoners under sentence of death.Read
31 Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources.Read
32 Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.Read
33 Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.Read
34 Employment of civil prisoners.Read
35 Employment of criminal prisoners.Read
36 Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.Read
37 Sick prisoners.Read
38 Record of directions of Medical Officers.Read
39 Hospital.Read
40 Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.Read
41 Search of visitors.Read
42 Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners.Read
43 Power to arrest for offence under section.Read
44 Publication of penalties.Read
45 Prison-offences.Read
46 Punishment of such offences.Read
47 Plurality of punishments under section 46.Read
48 Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47.Read
49 Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections.Read
50 Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.Read
51 Entries in punishment-books.Read
52 Procedure on committal of heinous offence.Read
53 Whipping.Read
54 Offences by prison-subordinates.Read
55 Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.Read
56 Confinement in irons.Read
57 Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons.Read
58 Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.Read
59 Power to make rules.Read
60 [Repealed.].Read
61 Exhibition of copies of rules.Read
62 Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.Read
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