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12/12/2025
Laws of Bangladesh
The Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913 (Bengal Act)
( ACT NO. III OF 1913 )
[ 30th April, 1913 ]
Part III
EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE
Arrest, Detention and Release.
Prohibition of arrest or detention of women and persons under disability
33. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Certificate-officer shall not order the arrest or detention in the civil prison of–
(a) a woman, or
(b) any person who, in his opinion, is a minor or of unsound mind.
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