Definitions

In this Act— (1) “Prison” means any jail or place used permanently or temporarily under the general or special orders of a State Government for the detention of prisoners, and includes all lands and buildings appurtenant thereto, but does not include:— (a) any place for the confinement of prisoners who are exclusively in the custody of the police; (b) any place specially appointed by the State Government under section 541 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882; or (c) any place which has been declared by the State Government by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail; (2) “Criminal prisoner” means any prisoner duly committed to custody under the writ, warrant or order of any Court or authority exercising criminal jurisdiction, or by order of a Court-martial; (3) “Convicted criminal prisoner” means any criminal prisoner under sentence of a Court or Court-martial, and includes a person detained in prison under the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882 or under the Prisoners Act, 1871; (4) “Civil prisoner” means any prisoner who is not a criminal prisoner; (5) “Remission system” means the rules for the time being in force regulating the award of marks to, and the consequent shortening of sentences of prisoners in jails; (6) “History-ticket” means the ticket exhibiting such information as is required in respect of each prisoner by this Act or the rules thereunder; (7) “Inspector General” means the Inspector General of Prisons; (8) “Medical Subordinate” means an Assistant Surgeon, Apothecary or qualified Hospital Assistant; and (9) “Prohibited article” means an article the introduction or removal of which into or out of a prison is prohibited by any rule under this Act.