The Jharkhand Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2025

The Jharkhand Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2025

Criminal202589 sections

1. Short title, extent and commencement

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2. Definitions

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3. Functions of prisons and correctional institutions

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4. Accommodation for prisoners

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5. Prison architecture and institutional design

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6. Classification of prisons

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7. Temporary accommodation for prisoners

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8. Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services

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9. Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services

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10. Additional Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services

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11. Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services

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12. Director of State Prison and Correctional Services Academy

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13. Appointment and Training

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14. Other Prison Officers

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15. Functions and duties of the Superintendent

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16. Duties of the Jailor

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17. Duties of the Medical Officer

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18. Duties of other prison officers and staff

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19. Temporary vacancy or absence of Superintendent or Medical Officer

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20. Officers should not engage in business transactions with prisoners

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21. Officers should not have interest in prison contracts

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22. Records and Registers to be maintained in prison

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23. Offences by prison subordinates

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24. Staff welfare

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25. Digital transformation of prison officers, prison processes and technology

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26. Admission of prisoners

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27. Entries, search and medical screening of prisoners at the time of admission

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28. Search of prisoners

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29. Personal belongings of prisoners

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30. Removal and release of prisoners

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31. Benefit of remission for prisoners

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32. Premature release of prisoners serving life imprisonment

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33. Transfer of prisoners confined in prisons in the State

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34. Transfer of any prisoner to another State/Union Territory

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35. Transfer of sick prisoners to State hospitals for treatment

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36. Transfer of sick prisoners to medical facilities in another State/Union Territory

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37. Repatriation of foreign prisoners

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38. Composition of classification committee

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39. Segregation of prisoners

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40. Security classification of prisoners

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41. Prisoners sentenced to death

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42. Order and Control in prison

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43. Adequate living standard or protection of prisoners

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44. Legal rights of prisoners

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45. Right to practice faith and worship

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46. Authorized communication and meeting / interview

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47. Prison management system and custodial discipline

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48. Prison offences

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49. Investigation of prison offences and determination of punishment for such offences

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50. Multiplicity of punishment under section 49

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51. Provisions for punishment under section 49 and section 50

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52. Entries in punishment books

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53. Prohibited items

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54. Punishment for smuggling of prohibited items and its use for unauthorized communication

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55. Process for repeated offences in prison

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56. Publication of prison offences and punishments

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57. Primary health care of prisoners

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58. Mental health - psychological evaluation and treatment

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59. Records of instructions of medical officers

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60. Referral for higher centres

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61. Infectious, communicable, non-communicable and notified diseases

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62. Epidemics

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63. Segregation and separate accommodation for female prisoners

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64. Protection of reproductive health of female prisoners

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65. Pregnant female prisoner

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66. Children with female prisoner

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67. Investigation of complaints of sexual harassment

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68. Prison management for transgender prisoners

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69. Case management unit for sentence duration planning

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70. Open and semi-open prison and correctional institutions

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71. Parole and Furlough

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72. Inspection of prison

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73. Post-release care and rehabilitation services

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74. Legal aid

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75. Constitution of review committee for under-trial prisoners for each district

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76. Report on death of prisoner

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77. Establishment of canteens and sales centres

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78. Grievance redressal mechanism

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79. Prohibition of caste-based discrimination in classification, segregation and work assignment of prisoners

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80. Restriction on strike and agitation

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81. Prison emergencies

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82. External custody, control and employment of prisoners

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83. Prison Development Board

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84. Delegation of powers

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85. Accounts and audit

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86. Protection of action taken in good faith

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87. Powers of government to make rules

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88. Repeal and savings

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89. Power to remove difficulties

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