Chapter XXVI MISCELLANEOUS

The Government may provide the facility of free legal aid to the prisoners in accordance with the provisions of the “Legal

Constitution of under Trial Review Committee for every district

1. (1) There shall be an Under Trial Review Committee for every district, headed by the District and Sessions Judge, and comprising of such other members and for carrying out such functions, as may be prescribed under the rules.
2. (2) The committee shall meet periodically and review the cases of eligible prisoners in all prisons of the district, and make appropriate recommendations.

On admission, all prisoners shall be informed of disciplinary requirements in the prison and their rights and duties in language comprehensible to them.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism There may be appropriate mechanism for redressal of the grievances of the prisoners and prison staff, as may be prescribed under the rules.

The Officer-in-charge may utilize the services of prisoners without any discrimination based on caste in accordance with the rules for efficient management of the prison and such prisoner shall not be deemed to be a “Public servant” within the meaning of section 2

1. (28) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Prohibition of strike and agitation No prisoner, visitor or any person employed in the prison, shall have any right to strike or start or continue any agitation inside the prison for achieving any request or demand.

The officer-in-charge shall, as may be prescribed under the rules, take all appropriate measures, including the procurement of necessary equipments and preparation of a contingency plan, for preventing and controlling any emergency situation in the prison, including ensuring availability of Quick Reaction Team, etc., and any other provision in conformity with the Disaster Management Act, 2005 or any other relevant Act and orders or instructions issued by any competent authority.

A prisoner, when being taken to or from any prison, in which he may be lawfully confined, or to a court for production or to a hospital for medical treatment, or whenever he is working outside or is otherwise beyond the limits of any such prison in or under the lawful custody or control of a prison officer belonging to such prison, or any other officer deployed for such duty, shall be deemed to be in prison and shall be subject to all directions and discipline, as if he were actually in prison.

The Prisons Development Board constituted under section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Prisons Development Board Act, 2001 shall in addition to the functions assigned to it under the said Act, also have functions of modernizing prison infrastructure and facilities for better prison management, correctional and reformational activities for prisoners and welfare of the prison staff and any other under the provisions of this Act, as may be prescribed.

1. (1) The State Government shall create a fund called Corpus Fund and allocate funds for running of prison industries without reliance on the Government for budgetary support.
2. (2) The fund allocation, its modalities and manner of operation shall be such as may be prescribed under the rules.

Any of the powers conferred by this Act may be exercised and performed by such officers as the Government may designate in this regard.

The accounts of every prison shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be prescribed by the Government.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or any functionary of the Government in respect of anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith in pursuance of this Act or the rules made or orders or directions issued thereunder.

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules consistent with this Act.
2. (2) Every rule made under this Act, shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the State Legislature if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen
3. (14) days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the legislature agree in making any modifications in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, with effect from the date of notification of such modification of annulment in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette is notified have effect only in such modify from or shall stand annulled, as the case may be so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

1. (1) The Prisons Act, 1894, The Prisoners Act, 1900 and Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950 as applicable to the State of Andhra Pradesh are hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding this Act, all the rules, regulations, orders, directions, notifications relating to prisons made under these Acts and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, except where and so far, as they are inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force until altered, amended or repealed by rules made under this Act.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or take such measures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three
2. (3) years from the commencement of this Act.
3. (2) The Government may make an order under sub-section
4. (1) to have effect from any date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act.