Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
Section 36 of the Prisons Act, 1894 deals with employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment. Provision shall be made by the Superintendent for the employment (as long as they so desire) of all criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment; The Act came into force on 07 Jan 1894.
Provision shall be made by the Superintendent for the employment (as long as they so desire) of all criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment; but no prisoner not sentenced to rigorous imprisonment shall be punished for neglect of work excepting by such alteration in the scale of diet as may be established by the rules of the prison in the case of neglect of work by such a prisoner.
Section 36, The Prisons Act, 1894 (Act 9 of 1894).
Questions about Section 36
What does Section 36 of the Prisons Act deal with?
Section 36 of the Prisons Act is headed "Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment". Provision shall be made by the Superintendent for the employment (as long as they so desire) of all criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment;
How do I find court cases under Section 36 of the 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: Prisons Act 1894 36, section 36 Prisons Act 1894, section 36 of the Prisons Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 36 of the Prisons Act come into force?
Section 36 of the Prisons Act, cited as Prisons Act 1894 36, came into force on 07 Jan 1894, having been enacted on 22 Mar 1894. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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