Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto
Section 32 of the Prisoners Act, 1900 deals with appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto. ] The [State Government] may appoint places within [the State] to which persons under sentence of transportation shall be sent; The Act came into force on 02 Feb 1900.
1 [(1)] The 2 [State Government] may appoint places within 3 [the State] to which persons under sentence of transportation shall be sent; and the 2 [State Government], or some officer duly authorised in this behalf by the 2 [State Government], shall give orders for the removal of such persons to the places so appointed, except when sentence of transportation is passed on a person already undergoing transportation under a sentence previously passed for another offence.
4 [(2) In any case in which the State Government is competent under sub-section (1) to appoint places within the States and to order the removal thereto of persons under sentence of transportation, the State Government may appoint such places in any other State by agreement with State Government of that State, and may by like agreement give orders or duly authorise some officer to give orders for the removal thereto of such persons.]
Section 32, The Prisoners Act, 1900 (Act 3 of 1900).
Questions about Section 32
What does Section 32 of the Prisoners Act deal with?
Section 32 of the Prisoners Act is headed "Appointment of places for confinement of persons under sentence of transportation and removal thereto". ] The [State Government] may appoint places within [the State] to which persons under sentence of transportation shall be sent;
How do I find court cases under Section 32 of the Prisoners 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: Prisoners Act 1900 32, section 32 Prisoners Act 1900, section 32 of the Prisoners Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 32 of the Prisoners Act come into force?
Section 32 of the Prisoners Act, cited as Prisoners Act 1900 32, came into force on 02 Feb 1900, having been enacted on 02 Feb 1900. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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