Section 23
Section 23 of the Assam Prisons Act, 2013. Subject to the provisions of section 24, any person duly committed to prison by any writ, warrant or order issued or made by a Court shall be admitted and detained in prison according to the exigency of such writ, warrant or order, or until such person is removed or discharged in due course of law.
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 24, any person duly committed to prison by any writ, warrant or order issued or made by a Court shall be admitted and detained in prison according to the exigency of such writ, warrant or order, or until such person is removed or discharged in due course of law.
(2) Every such writ, warrant or order as aforesaid shall, forthwith after the execution thereof or after the discharge of the person committed thereby, be returned to the Court by which the same was issued or made, together with a certificate endorsed thereon and signed by the Superintendent of the prison, showing how the same has been executed or why the person committed thereby has been discharged from prison before execution thereof. Ban on admission and detention of detained in a prison.
Section 23, The Assam Prisons Act, 2013 (Act 15 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 23
How do I find court cases under Section 23 of the Assam Prisons Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Prisons Act 2013 23, section 23 Assam Prisons Act 2013, section 23 of the Assam Prisons Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 23 of the Assam Prisons Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 24, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When was the Assam Prisons Act enacted?
Assam Prisons Act was enacted in 2013 as Act 15 of 2013. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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