The West Bengal Jail Code Volume I (Part I)
The West Bengal Jail Code Volume I (Part I) RULES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF JAILS IN WEST BENGAL (PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT) CHAPTER I—lntroductory 1. The following Acts regulate the establishment and management of Jails, the confinement and treatment of persons therein, and the maintenance of discipline amongst them. (1) The Prisons Act,1894 (9 of 1894), as amended by the Prisons (West Bengal Amendment) Act,1957 (W. B. Act XII of 1957). (2) The Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900), as amended by the Prisoners (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1955 (W. B. Act XIIl of 1955). (3) The Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 (4 of 1912). (4) The West Bengal Children Act,1959 (W. B. Act XXX of 1959). (5) The Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948). (6) The Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950 (29 of 1950). (7) The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 (32 of 1955). Those provisions of the Civil Procedure Code,1908 (5 of 1908), the Criminal Procedure Code,1898 (5 of 1898) and the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) which relate to the confinement of prisoners, the execution of sentences, appeals, lunatics and the like, must also be complied with in connection with the prison administration. NOTE.—All the above Acts, except the codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Penal Code, are printed in Volume II of this Code. CHAPTER II 2. The different jails in the State are classified as follows :–– CIassification of Jails. (i) Central Jails for the confinement of prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for periods of one year and upwards.
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