LawgistThe Prisoners Act
8Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court
Where any person is sentenced by the High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction to transportation 1*** the Court shall cause him to be delivered for intermediate custody to the Superintendent, and the transportation 1*** of such person shall be deemed to commence from such delivery.
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1. The words "or penal servitude", omitted by Act 17 of 1949. s. 4.
PRISONERS IN THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS
- 5 Warrants, etc., to be directed to Police-officers
- 6 Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons
- 7 Delivery of persons sentenced to imprisonment or death by High Court
- 8 Delivery of persons sentenced to transportation by High Court
- 9 Delivery of persons committed by High Court in execution of a decree or for contempt
- 10 Delivery of persons sentenced by Presidency Magistrates
- 11 Delivery of persons committed for trial by High Court
- 12 Custody pending hearing by High Court under section 350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency
- 13 Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant of High Court or Civil Court in Presidency- town
