Print View

[Section Index]

The Prisoners Act, 1900

( ACT NO. III OF 1900 )

Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly committed to their custody.
3. The officer in charge of a prison shall receive and detain all persons duly committed to his custody, under this Act or otherwise, by any Court, according to the exigency of any writ,warrant or order by which such person has been committed, or until such person is discharged or removed in due course of law.

Copyright © 2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs