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The Prisons Act, 1894

62 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. XII —
  3. 1Short title and extent
  4. 2Definitions
  5. 3Taking of measurements, etc., of convicted persons
  6. 4Taking of measurement, etc., of non-convicted persons
  7. 5Power of Magistrate to order a person to be measured or photographed
  8. 6Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc
  9. 7Destruction of photographs and records of measurements, etc., on acquittal
  10. 8Power to make rules
  11. 9Bar of suits
  12. III —
  13. 10Officers not-to be interested in prison-contracts
  14. 11Superintendent
  15. 12Records to be kept by Superintendent
  16. 13Duties of Medical Officer
  17. 14Medical Officer to report in certain cases
  18. 15Report on death of prisoner
  19. 16Jailer
  20. 17Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner
  21. 18Responsibility of Jailer
  22. 19Jailer to be present at night
  23. 20Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers
  24. 21Duties of gate-keeper
  25. 22Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave
  26. 23Convict Officers
  27. IV —
  28. 24Prisoners to be examined on admission
  29. 25Effects of prisoners
  30. 26Removal and discharge of prisoners
  31. V —
  32. 27Separation of prisoners
  33. 28Association and segregation of prisoners
  34. 29Solitary confinement
  35. 30Prisoners under sentence of death
  36. VI —
  37. 31Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources
  38. 32Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
  39. 33Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
  40. VII —
  41. 34Employment of civil prisoners
  42. 35Employment of criminal prisoners
  43. 36Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
  44. VIII —
  45. 37Sick prisoners
  46. 38Record of directions of Medical Officers
  47. 39Hospital
  48. IX —
  49. 40Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
  50. 41Search of visitors
  51. X —
  52. 42Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners
  53. 43Power to arrest for offence under section 42
  54. 44Publication of penalties
  55. XI —
  56. 45Prison-offences
  57. 46Punishment of such offences
  58. 47Plurality of punishments under section 46
  59. 48Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47
  60. 49Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections
  61. 50Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment
  62. 51Entries in punishment-book
  63. 52Procedure on committal of heinous offence
  64. 53Whipping
  65. 54Offences by prison subordinates
  66. XII —
  67. 55Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners
  68. 56Confinement in irons
  69. 57Confinement of prisoner under sentence of transportation in irons
  70. 58Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity
  71. 59Power to make rules
  72. 61Exhibition of copies of rules
  73. 62Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer