Section 63
Section 63 of the Assam Prisons Act, 2013. The Superintendent or the Jailer may demand the name and address of any visitor to an inmate, and, when he has any ground for suspicion, may search any visitor or cause him to be searched : Provided that - e (a) the search shall not be made in the presence of any inmate or of any other visitor;
(1) The Superintendent or the Jailer may demand the name and address of any visitor to an inmate, and, when he has any ground for suspicion, may search any visitor or cause him to be searched :
Provided that - e (a) the search shall not be made in the presence of any inmate or of any other visitor; and (b) the search 'of a female visitor shall be carried out by a female officer.
(2) In case of any such visitor refusing to permit himself to be searched, the Superintendent or the Jailer may deny him interview with the inmate; and the grounds of such denial of interview shall be entered in such record as may be presoribed. Requests and complaints
Section 63, The Assam Prisons Act, 2013 (Act 15 of 2013).
Questions about Section 63
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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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