The State Prisoners Act 1858, 3 of 1858, (Rep., Act 48 of 1952)

Section I. So rnuc!~ of Clause

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

I. So rnuc!~ of Clause 1 Sectlon I of Replation - `XXV.` %82,7 of paYt of ~ ~ ~ the Bombay Code ~ l ~ t i as ~ provides-that, ~ ~ with reference to XXV. Eornbay 1827 Code repeal- of the the indi vidual, the apprel~ensioa sncl confin etnent thereill ed . referred to shdl iiot be in breach of British Lam--is repezlled : except so far as the said provision applies to European British Subjects. `IT.` The provisions of Regulation ITI. 1818 of the Bellgal Code, Regulatioils relatRegulation 11. 1819 of the Pdadras Code, and Regufng to the wrest and lation XXV. 1827 sf the Bombay Code as altered by co11511ement of State Prisoners in the tiires Section 1 sf this Act, relatirag to the arrest and confinePresidencies, to be iu E,rce rnitIliu Supreme[rnent of persons as 8taJte Prisoners, shall be in force ] C:o~~rl j drisd~ction. within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the 8uprsrme Courts of Jla&cat-hare a-t Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay respectively. 11%. All ACT No. IT1 OF 18.58. - - - - ill. - till powers for the Letter cas'iody of State Prisoner:; q~llii:h by Powers for thc lzctvirtue of Act' XXXIB of 1850 a,re veseed the Goher ellstody of State j'risollera, vested vernor General in Co~~ncil, sllall be possessed and mcty :\ c t XXXIV of 1650 ill tile ~~~~~~~l[be exercisetl ][by ][the ][Governor in Couilci! of Fort ][St. ] in Corulcil, may be esercised by t h e Go- George and the Governor in Cotlncil of Bombay yererllol"s in Coullcil of spectively for the better custody of State Prisoners arFort St. George aud ~ ! o m ~ ~ a y respectively. restecl w i t h their respective Presi~lencies. Any perssp arrested as `a` State Pri§oner before 'che pnssing of thls '? Act or now coilfil~cd 3s st State Prisoner by the orcler or ma,r!c of of this be- beunder the warrant of the Governor Genera! in Council, or of the Goverllor in Co~xncil of port St. Georr~e, or of the Governor in Qlouricil of Bombay respectively, shall be - PV. r(,,e Arrests kc. p:,scing ma,r!c of of this be- beA c t 1r;alized. deemed to have been la,wfully arrested. and t o b e lawfully confined; , ' V. The ~ o v e r d o r ~ g n e r a l , in Council may oi*deier tile remov~l of any State Prisoner, confined under the provisions of any of 7 , hemo~al of State Prisoners :soin one the said Regu!ations as anlensled and extended Ljr -this place of comfi~lement to a c t , from any fortress, jail, or place in which he ma? lbe another. confined qithiiz either of the said $residencies, do any other for,ress, jail, or place of con5iaement within the territories in -the possessicla a,nd uilder the Governmest of the East India Cornpay,

Source: India Code