Report on death of prisoner

Section 15 of the Prisons Act, 1894 deals with report on death of prisoner. On the death of any prisoner, the Medical Officer shall forthwith record in a register the following particulars, so far as they can be ascertained, namely :-- (1) the day on which the deceased first complained of illness or was observed to be ill, (2) the labour, if any, on which he was engaged on The Act came into force on 07 Jan 1894.

On the death of any prisoner, the Medical Officer shall forthwith record in a register the following particulars, so far as they can be ascertained, namely :--

(1) the day on which the deceased first complained of illness or was observed to be ill,

(2) the labour, if any, on which he was engaged on that day,

(3) the scale of his diet on that day,

(4) the day on which he was admitted to hospital,

(5) the day on which the Medical Officer was first informed of the illness,

(6) the nature of the disease,

(7) when the deceased was last seen before his death by the Medical Officer or Medical Subordinate,

(8) when the prisoner died, and

(9) (in cases where a post-mortem examination is made) an account of the appearances after death,

together with any special remarks that appear to the Medical Officer to be required.

STATE AMENDMENT

Maharashtra.--

Amendment of section 15 of Act IX of 1894.--In section 15 of the principal Act, in clause (7), the words "or Medical Subordinate" shall be deleted.

[Vide Bombay Act XLV of 1959, s. 5]

Section 15, The Prisons Act, 1894 (Act 9 of 1894).