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

Section 41. All directions given by the Medical Officer in relation to any prisoner, with the exception of order

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

41. All directions given by the Medical Officer in relation to any prisoner, with the exception of orders for the supply of medicines or directions relating to such matters as are carried into effect by the Medical Officer himself or under his superintendence, shall be entered day by day in his journal, which shall have a separate column wherein entries shall be made by the Gaoler, stating in respect of each direction the fact of its having been or not having been complied with, accompanied by such observations, if any, as the Gaoler thinks fit to make, and the date of the entry.

Source: India Code