The Prisons Act, 1870, 26 of 1870 (Rep., Act 9 of 1894) · III — .

Section 12. No officer of a prison shall, nor shall any person in trust for or employed by him, have any interes

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. No officer of a prison shall, nor shall any person in trust for or employed by him, have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract for the supply of the prison: nor, except so far as is expressly allowed by rules made under section fifty-four, shall he derive any benefit, directly or indirectly, from the sale of any article on behalf of the prison or belonging to a prisoner. Superintendent.

Source: India Code