Power to arrest for offence under section
Section 43 of the Prisons Act, 1894 deals with power to arrest for offence under section. When any person, in the presence of any officer of a prison, commits any offence specified in the last foregoing section, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer knows, or has reason to believe, to be false, such officer The Act came into force on 07 Jan 1894.
When any person, in the presence of any officer of a prison, commits any offence specified in the last foregoing section, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and residence, or gives a name or residence 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.
Section 43, The Prisons Act, 1894 (Act 9 of 1894).
Questions about Section 43
What does Section 43 of the Prisons Act deal with?
Section 43 of the Prisons Act is headed "Power to arrest for offence under section". When any person, in the presence of any officer of a prison, commits any offence specified in the last foregoing section, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer knows, or has reason to believe, to be false, such officer
How do I find court cases under Section 43 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 43, section 43 Prisons Act 1894, section 43 of the Prisons Act. People searching for it also type prison act section 43. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 43 of the Prisons Act come into force?
Section 43 of the Prisons Act, cited as Prisons Act 1894 43, 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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