prisons act, 1894

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Act ID:	18949
Act Number:	9
Enactment Date:	1894-03-22
Act Year:	1894
Short Title:	The prisons act, 1894
Long Title:	An Act to extend the Indian Easements Act, 1882, to certain areas in which that Act is not in force.
Department:	Home Department
Enforcement Date:	1894-01-07
Type:	STATE
Location:	Rajasthan
Ref Act ID:	189409


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

MAINTENANCE AND OFFICERS OF PRISONS

CHAPTER III

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

CHAPTER IV

ADMISSION, REMOVAL AND DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS

CHAPTER V

DISCIPLINE OF PRISONERS

CHAPTER VI

FOOD, CLOTHING AND BEDDING OF CIVIL AND UNCONVICTED CRIMINAL PRISONERS

CHAPTER VII

EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS

CHAPTER VIII

HEALTH OF PRISONERS

CHAPTER IX

VISITS TO PRISONERS

CHAPTER X

OFFENCES IN RELATION TO PRISONERS

CHAPTER XI

PRISON-OFFENCES

CHAPTER XII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. [Repealed.].
Section 3. Definitions.
Section 4. Accommodation for prisoners.
Section 5. Inspector General.
Section 6. Officers of prisons.
Section 7. Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
Section 8. Control and duties of officers of prisons.
Section 9. Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.
Section 10. Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts.
Section 11. Superintendent.
Section 12. Records to be kept by Superintendent.
Section 13. Duties of Medical Officer.
Section 14. Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
Section 15. Report on death of prisoner.
Section 16. Jailer.
Section 17. Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.
Section 18. Responsibility of Jailer.
Section 19. Jailer to be present at night.
Section 20. Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.
Section 21. Duties of gate-keeper.
Section 22. Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
Section 23. Convict officers.
Section 24. Prisoners to be examined on admission.
Section 25. Effects of prisoners.
Section 26. Removal and discharge of prisoners.
Section 27. Separation of prisoners.
Section 28. Association and segregation of prisoners.
Section 29. Solitary confinement.
Section 30. Prisoners under sentence of death.
Section 31. Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources.
Section 32. Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.
Section 33. Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
Section 34. Employment of civil prisoners.
Section 35. Employment of criminal prisoners.
Section 36. Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.
Section 37. Sick prisoners.
Section 38. Record of directions of Medical Officers.
Section 39. Hospital.
Section 40. Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
Section 41. Search of visitors.
Section 42. Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners.
Section 43. Power to arrest for offence under section.
Section 44. Publication of penalties.
Section 45. Prison-offences.
Section 46. Punishment of such offences.
Section 47. Plurality of punishments under section 46.
Section 48. Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47.
Section 49. Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections.
Section 50. Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.
Section 51. Entries in punishment-books.
Section 52. Procedure on committal of heinous offence.
Section 53. Whipping.
Section 54. Offences by prison-subordinates.
Section 55. Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.
Section 56. Confinement in irons.
Section 57. Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons.
Section 58. Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.
Section 59. Power to make rules.
Section 60. [Repealed.].
Section 61. Exhibition of copies of rules.
Section 62. Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.


Schedule 1. THE SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
22-03-1973	THE RAJASTHAN PRISONERS OPEN AIR CAMP RU LES, 1972
17-01-2007	Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006
29-06-2021	The Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021
12-12-2022	THE RAJASTHAN PRISONS RULES, 2022

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
11-01-2018	Rajasthan Prisons (Shorening of Sentences) (Amendment) Rules, 2018
10-04-2020	The Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole (Amendment) Rules, 2020

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