The Karnataka Prisons Act, 1963

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA PRISONS ACT, 1963 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statement of Object and Reasons Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II MAINTENANCE AND OFFICERS OF PRISONS 3. Inspector-General. 4. Officers of prisons. 5. Accommodation for prisoners. 6. Temporary accommodation. CHAPTER III DUTIES OF OFFICERSGENERAL Code 7. Control and duties of officers of prisons. 8. Officers not to have business dealing with prisoners. 9. Officers not to be interested in prison contracts. SUPERINTENDENT 10. Superintendent. 11. Records to be kept by Superintendent. 12. Duties of Medical Officer. 13. Medical Officers to report in certain cases. 14. Report on the death of prisoner. JAILER 15. Jailer. 16. Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner. 17. Responsibilities of Jailer. 18. Jailer to be present at night. 19. Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers. SUB-ORDINATE OFFICERS 20. Duties of Gatekeepers. 21. Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave. 22. Convict officers. CHAPTER IV ADMISSION, REMOVAL AND DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS 23. Prisoners to be examined on admission. 24. Effects of prisoners. 25. Removal and discharge of prisoners. CHAPTER V DISCIPLINE OF PRISONERS 26. Separation of prisoners. 27. Association and segregation of prisoners. 28. Solitary confinement. 29. Prisoners under sentence of death. CHAPTER VI FOOD, CLOTHING AND BEDDING OF CIVIL AND UNCONVICTED CRIMINAL PRISONERS 30. Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources. 31. Restrictions on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners. 32. Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners. CHAPTER VII EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS 33. Employment of civil prisoners. 34. Employment of criminal prisoners. 35. Employment of criminal prisoners, sentenced to simple imprisonment. CHAPTER VIII HEALTH OF PRISONERS 36. Sick prisoners. Record of directions of Medical Of SONER 37. 38. Hospital. 39. Power of Superintendent to send a prisoner, to hospital or asylum for special treatment. CHAPTER IX VISITORS TO PRISONS 40. Visitors to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners. 41. Search of visitors. CHAPTER X OFFENCES IN RELATION TO PRISONS 42. Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles, into or from prisonsand communication with prisoners. 43. Power to arrest for offence under section 42. 44. Publication of penalties. CHAPTER XI PRISON OFFENCES 45. Prison offences. 46. Punishment of offences under section 45. 47. Plurality of punishments under section 46. 48. Award of punishment under section 46 and section 47. 49. Punishment for breach of conditions of suspension of sentence, etc. 50. Punishment to be in accordance with the foregoing sections, except by order ofa competent Court. 51. Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment. 52. Entries in punishment books. 53. Procedure on committal of heinous offence. 54. Offences by prison subordinates. CHAPTER XII TEMPORARY RELEASE OF PRISONERS 55. Power to release certain prisoners temporarily. 56. Release on parole. 57. Prisoner to surrender himself on the expiration of the period, otherwise liable tobe arrested. 58. Penalty for failure to surrender. 58A. Offences to be Cognizable. CHAPTER XIII MISCELLANEOUS a Cuisons de 59. Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners. 60. Confinement in irons. 61. Confinement in irons of prisoners under sentence of imprisonment for life. 62. Prisoners not to be put in irons by Jailer except under necessity. 63. Power to make rules. 64. Rules and notifications to be laid before State Legislature. 65. Exhibition of copies of Rules. 66. Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officers. 67. Repeal and Savings. 68. Removal of difficulties. SCHEDULE. * * * * STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 33 of 1963 .- There are at present three different sets of laws in force in the integrated Areas of Bombay, Madras, Coorg, Hyderabad and old Mysore State, as noted below :-

Sections

Type to filter. 67 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Inspector-General
4. 4Officers of prisons
5. 5Accommodation for prisoners
6. 6Temporary accommodation
7. 7Control and duties of officers of prisons
8. 8Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
9. 9Officers not to be interested in prison contracts
10. 10Superintendent
11. 11Records to be kept by Superintendent
12. 12Duties of Medical Officer
13. 13Medical Officer to report in certain cases
14. 14Report on the death of prisoner
15. 15Jailer
16. 16Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner
17. 17Responsibilities of Jailer
18. 18Jailer to be present at night
19. 19Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers
20. 20Duties of gatekeeper
21. 21Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave
22. 22Convict officers
23. 23Prisoners to be examined on admission
24. 24Effects of prisoners
25. 25Removal and discharge of prisoners
26. 26Separation of prisoners
27. 27Association and segregation of prisoners
28. 28Solitary confinement
29. 29Prisoners under sentence of death
30. 30Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources
31. 31Restrictions on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
32. 32Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
33. 33Employment of civil prisoners
34. 34Employment of criminal prisoners
35. 35Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
36. 36Sick prisoners
37. 37Record of directions of Medical Officers
38. 38Hospital
39. 39Power of Superintendent to send a prisoner to hospital or asylum for special treatment
40. 40Visitors to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
41. 41Search of visitors
42. 42
43. 43Power to arrest for offence under section 42
44. 44Publication of penalties
45. 45Prison offences
46. 46Punishment of offences under section 45
47. 47Plurality of punishment under section 46
48. 48Award for punishment under section 46 and section 47
49. 49Punishment for breach of conditions of suspension of sentence, etc
50. 50Punishment to be in accordance with the foregoing except by order of a competent court
51. 51Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment
52. 52Entries in punishment books
53. 53Procedure on committal of heinous offence
54. 54Offences by prison subordinates
55. 55Power to release certain prisoners temporarily
56. 56Release on parole
57. 57
58. 59Extra mural custody, control and employment of prisoners
59. 60Confinement in irons
60. 61Confinement in irons of prisoners under sentence of imprisonment for life
61. 62Prisoners not to be put in irons by Jailer except under necessity
62. 63Power to make rules
63. 64Rules and notifications to be laid before the State Legislature
64. 65Exhibition of copies of Rules
65. 66Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical officers
66. 67Repeal and savings
67. 68Removal of difficulties

Rules made under this Act

4 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.