PJM 2अध्याय I · Introductory

धारा 2 · Definitions prescribed in the Prisons Act, 1894

- In the Prisons Act :

(1)

"prison" means any jail or place used permanently or temporarily under the general or special orders of a State Government for the detention of prisoners, and includes all lands and buildings appurtenant thereto, but does not include -

(a)

any place for the confinement of prisoners who are exclusively in the custody of the police;

(b)

any place specially appointed by the State Government under Section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; and

(c)

any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail;

(2)

"criminal prisoner" means any prisoner duly committed to custody under the writ, warrant or order of any Court or authority exercising criminal jurisdiction, or by order of court-martial;

(3)

"convicted criminal prisoner" means any criminal prisoner under sentence of a Court or Court-martial, and includes a person detained in prison under the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, or under the Prisoners' Act, 1900;

(4)

"civil prisoner" means any prisoner who is not a criminal prisoner;

(5)

"remission system" means the rules for the time being in force regulating the award of remission to, and the consequent shortening of sentences of prisoners in jail; ,

(6)

"history ticket" means the ticket exhibiting such information as is required in respect of each prisoner by the Prisons Act or the rules thereunder;

(7)

"medical officer" means Medical Officer which shall include the Additional Medical Officer or any other official especially authorised to act as such;

(8)

"prohibited article" means an article the introduction or removal of which into or out of a prison is prohibited by any rule under the Prisons Act;

(9)

"notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(10)

"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. [Section 3 Act IX of 1894]

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