THE PRISONERS ACT, 1900

ACT NO. 3 OF 1900 · Enacted [2nd February, 1900.] · 53 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and extent.

Section 2.Definitions.

GENERAL

Section 3.Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody.

Section 4.Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or discharge.

PRISONERS IN THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS

Section 5.Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police-officers.

Section 6.Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons.

Section 7.Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court.

Section 8.Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court.

Section 9.Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt.

Section 10.Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates.

Section 11.Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court.

Section 12.Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency.

Section 13.Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town.

PRISONERS OUTSIDE THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS

Section 14.References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.

Section 15.Power for officers in charge of prisons to give effect to sentences of certain Courts.

Section 16.Warrant of officer of such Court to be sufficient authority.

Section 17.Procedure where officer in charge of prison doubts the legality of warrant sent to him for execution under this Part.

Section 18.Execution in the States of certain capital sentences not ordinarily executable there.

[PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF PENAL SERVITUDE.] [Omitted.].

Section 19.[Omitted.].

Section 20.[Omitted.].

Section 21.[Omitted.].

Section 22.[Omitted.].

Section 23.[Omitted.].

Section 24.[Omitted.].

Section 25.[Omitted.].

Section 26.[Omitted.].

Section 27.[Omitted.].

REMOVAL OF PRISONERS

Section 28.References in this Part to prisons, etc., to be construed as referring also to Reformatory Schools.

Section 29.Removal of prisoners.

Section 30.Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt with.

Section 31.[Repealed.].

PERSONS UNDER SENTENCE OF TRANSPORTATION

Section 32.Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto.

DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS

Section 33.Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon.

[PROVISIONS FOR REQUIRING THE ATTENDANCE OF PRISONERS AND OBTAINING THEIR EVIDENCE.]—[Repealed.].