Preamble

DELHI PRISONS ACT, 2000

Published in Delhi Gazette dt. 14th February, 2002 vide Notification No. F-14(28)/LA-2000-2002/101

Delhi Act No.2 of 2002 as passed by the Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi on 23rd November, 2000.

Preamble

A Bill to provide for the detention of prisoners committed to prison custody and for their reformation and rehabilitation with a view to ensuring safe detention and minimum standards of treatment of prisoners consistent with the principles of dignity of the individuals and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the Fifty first year of the Republic of India as follows:

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