Section 77
Section 77 of the Assam Prisons Act, 2013. When any person, in the presence of any officer of a prison, commits any offence specified in section 75 or section 76, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and address, or gives a name or address which such officer knows, or has reason to believe, to be false, such officer may ar
When any person, in the presence of any officer of a prison, commits any offence specified in section 75 or section 76, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and address, or gives a name or address which such officer knows, or has reason to believe, to be false, such officer may arrest him, and shall without unnecessary delay make him over to a police officer, and thereupon such police officer shall proceed as if the offence had been committed in his presence. Publication of penalties
Section 77, The Assam Prisons Act, 2013 (Act 15 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 77
How do I find court cases under Section 77 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 77, section 77 Assam Prisons Act 2013, section 77 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 77 of the Assam Prisons Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 75, section 76, 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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