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THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN PRISONS ACT1950
(Act XVIII of 1950)

CONTENTS

1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Continuance of rules and orders issued.
3. Definitions.
4. Accommodation for prisoners.
5. Inspector-General of the prison.
6. Officers of prisons.
7. Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
8. Control and duties of officers of prisons.
9. Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
10. Officers not to be interested in prison contracts.
11. Superintendent.
12. Records to be kept by the Superintendent.
13. Duties of Medical Officer.
14. Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
15. Report on death of prisoners.
16. Jailer.
17. Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.
18. Responsibility of Jailer.
19. Jailer to be present at night.
20. Power of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.
21. Duties of gate-keeper.
22. Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
23. Convict Officers.
24. Prisoners to be examined on admission.
25. Effects of prisoners.
26. Removal and discharge of prisoners.
27. Separation of prisoners.
28. Association and segregation of prisoners.
29. Solitary confinement.
30. Prisoners under sentence of death.
31. Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources..
32. Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.
33. Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
34. Employment of civil prisoners.
35. Employment of criminal prisoners.
36. Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.
37. Sick prisoners.
38. Record of directions of Medical Officers
39. Hospital.
40. Power of Superintendent to send a prisoner to hospital or asylum for special treatment
41. Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
42. Search of visitors.
43. Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or form prison and communication with prisoners.
44. Powers to arrest for offence under Section 43.
45. Publication of penalties.
46. Prison-offences.
47. Punishment of such offences.
48. Plurality of punishments under Section 47.
49. Award of punishment under Sections 47 and 48.
50. Punishment to be in accordance with foregoing Sections.
51. Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.
52. Entries in punishment book.
53. Procedure on committal of heinous offence.
54. Whipping.
55. Offence by prison subordinate.
56. Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.
57. Confinement in irons.
58. Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.
59. Power to make rules.
60. Exhibition of copies of rules.
61. Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.

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