THE PAKISTAN CODE
Toggle navigation
About Us
About Us
Overview
FAQs
Links
Suggestions
Contact Us
Laws in Alphabetical Order
Category Wise
Laws in Chronological Order
Division Wise
Title Search
Title Search
Exact Match
Close Match
Free Match
Suggestion & Feedback
Prisons Act, 1894
3178 visitors reached this page 440 visitors downloaded PDF file
Go To Top
Contents
Complete Law
Versions and amendments
Linked Subordinate Legislation
Print/Download PDF
SECTIONS:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1.
Title, extent and commencement.
2.
[Repealed.]
3.
Definitions.
CHAPTER II
MAINTENANCE AND OFFICERS OF PRISONS
4.
Accommodation for prisoners.
5.
Inspector General.
6.
Officers of prisons.
7.
Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
CHAPTER III
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Generally
8.
Control and duties of officers of prisons.
9.
Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.
10.
Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts.
Superintendent
11.
Superintendent.
12.
Records to be kept by Superintendent.
Medical Officer
13.
Duties of Medical Officer.
14.
Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
15.
Report on death of prisoner.
Jailer
16.
Jailer.
17.
Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.
18.
Responsibility of Jailer.
19.
Jailer to be present at night.
20.
Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.
Subordinate Officers
21.
Duties of gate-keeper.
22.
Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
23.
Convict Officers.
CHAPTER IV
ADMISSION, REMOVAL AND DISCHARGES OF PRISONERS
24.
Prisoners to be examined on admission.
25.
Effects of prisoners.
26.
Removal and discharge of prisoners.
CHAPTER V
DISCIPLINE OF PRISONERS
27.
Separation of prisoners.
28.
Association and segregation of prisoners.
29.
Solitary confinement.
30.
Prisoners under sentence of death.
CHAPTER VI
FOOD, CLOTHING AND BEDDING OF CIVIL AND UNCONVICTED CRIMINAL PRISONERS
31.
Maintenance of certain prisoner from private sources.
32.
Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.
33.
Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
CHAPTER VII
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS
34.
Employment of civil prisoners.
35.
Employment of criminal prisoners.
36.
Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.
CHAPTER VIII
HEALTH OF PRISONERS
37.
Sick prisoners.
38.
Record of directions of Medical Officers.
39.
Hospital
CHAPTER IX
VISITS OF PRISONERS
40.
Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
41.
Search of visitors.
CHAPTER X
OFFENCES IN RELATION TO PRISONS
42.
Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners.
43.
Power to arrest for offence under section 42.
44.
Publication of penalties.
CHAPTER XI
PRISON-OFFENCES
45.
Prison-offences.
46.
Punishment of such offences.
47.
Plurality of punishments under section 46.
48.
Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47.
49.
Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections.
50.
Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.
51.
Entries in punishment-book.
52.
Procedure on committal of heinous offence.
53.
Whipping.
54.
Offences by prison subordinates.
CHAPTER XII
MISCELLANEOUS
55.
Extramural custody, control and employment of prisons.
56.
Confinement in irons.
57.
Confinements of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons.
58.
Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.
59.
Power to make rules.
60.
[Repealed.]
61.
Exhibition of copies of rules.
62.
Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.
THE SCHEDULE.—[Repealed.]
0
(Latest)
© Copyright Ministry of Law and Justice