The PUNJAB BORSTAL ACT, 1926

1926: Pb. Act XL popgpay, ol THE PUNJAB BORSTAL ACT, 1926. SkectrOoNs ) CONTENTS. Short title, extent and commencement. w Definitions, o Establishment of Borstal Institutions. » Appoint_n}ent of Director of Borstal Institutions, officers and visiting committees, Power of courts to pass a sentence of detention in a Borstal Institution in the case of a convict under twenty-one years of age in lieu of transportation or rigorous imprisonment. Special powers of District Magistrates. Detention of prisoners confined in the Lahore Borstal Jail. Power of Superintendent of Jail to present prisoner less than 21 years of age before District Magistrate for detention in a Borstal Institution, When action may not be taken under section 6. 10. Application of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, and provisions for appeal and revision. 11. No person who has been once detained to be detained again. 12. Release on furnishing security. 13. Enquiry to be made regarding the age of the offender before the passing of an order of detention. 14, Magistrate to give grounds of his opinion before order- ing detention. 15. Power to release on license. 16. Absence under license to be counted towards period of detention. 17. Form of license, 18. Suspension and revocation of licenges. ' 19. Penalty for escape. ' 20. Incorrigib es 21 Inmates appointed officers to be public servants. 22, Extra-mu:al custody, control and employment of inmates. 23. Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from Borstal Institutions and com- munication with inmates. 24. Power to arrest for offences under section 23. B 862 BORSTAL (1826 : Pb. Act XI. SECTIONS 25. Publication of penalties, 26. Officers-in-charge of Borstal Institutions to detatn persons duly committed to their custody. 27. Officers-in-charge of Borstal Institutions to return orders, etc., after execution or discharge. 28. Powers for officers-in-charge of Borstal Institutions to give effect to orders of certsin courts, 29. Warrant of officers of such courts to be sufficient authority. 30. Procedure where Officer-in-charge of Borstal Institution doubts the legality of order sent to him for execution, 31. Lunatic inmates, how to be dealt with. 32. Application to Borstal Institution of certain provisions of the Prison Act, 1984 and the Prisoner Act, 1900. 33. How punishment of whipping may be inflicted on an inmate. 34, Power to make rules under the Act. 35. Powers of the Central Government to vary age limit, and apply the Act to females. 36. Whipping not to be inflicted on females. R 1926 : Pb. Act XI] nopstaL ' 568 ‘THE PUNJAB BORSTAL ACT, 1926. Punsas Acr XI or 1926. [Rec;wed the assent of the Governor of the Punjab on the 2nd July, 1926, and that of the Governor-General on the 16th August, 1926, and was first *published in the Punjab Gazette of the 27th August, 1926.] 1 | 2 3 4 Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1926 ..| X1 The Punjab Amended in part, Government of Borstal India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Act, 1926 Qrder, 1937 Amended by the Indian (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 (G.G.0.16) | Amended by the Indian Indegendeqfl (Adaptation of Bengal an Punjab Acts) Order, 1948 (G.G.Q.40) A O m r e d n er d , e d 1 9 b 5 y 0 the Adaptati ) o n of Laws Amended by the Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendment)Order,1951 . Extonded to the territorics, ~which immedistely before the 1st November, 1956, wers compr sed in th: State of Patiala and Easi Punjab Stat.s. Union, by Punjab Act 18 of 1958°. Amended by the Punjab Reorganisa= tion (Chan'igarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Sub- jects) Qrder, 1968. An Act to make provisions for the establishment and regulation of Borstal Institutions in 4[Punjab) and for the detention and training of adolescent offenders therein. WhrEREAs it is expedient to make provision for the Preamble, establishment and regulation of Borstal Institutions in “|Punjab] and for the detention and training of adolescent offenders therein ; and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor-General under sub-section (3) of section 80-A of the Government of India Act has been obtained ; L 1 e 9 g 26 i , s J l F P a o a t r r i v t e S I t , C a o p t u a e n g m c e e i s n l t 5 D 7 e 9 b o — a f 8 t 0 e , s O , b a j n V e d o c l ts u f o m r e a P n I r d X o - c B e , R e e d a p i c a n o g g n e s s s , i n 1 1 s 1 e C 1 e o - u 1 n P 2 c u . i n l j , I a t s b e c e a G P a m z u e e n t i j t n a e t , b o force 2 S o ee n P 1 u s n t ja Au b g u Ga s z t e , t t 1 e 9 , 3 2 1 . 9 26, Part I, pages 809—15. b L G e . a a e z w e n s 4 a t S F t i u o e ( n b r T s s e h t ( S r i i E t t r t x e d a u t d t t r ‘ e e a b m A d o y e m r n e d f t i t n o h n d r e a o m f r e t y I n h O ) n e t b , d ) j i e a w 1 c n O 9 o t 5 r r s 8 d I d , e n s r d a p , e n a p d “ g 1 e E e 9 n a 5 d R s 1 5 . e t e 4 a n 6 s c k P T o e . u n h s n e ( , j A a w d b o s a ” r e p e d t b a s y P t u i “ t n o E h n j e e a s t b o A f d P G a B u o p e n v t n j e a g a t r a b i n l ” o m n e a h n n a o t f d d Punjab Acts) Order, 1948. 864 BORSTAL (1926: Pb. Act XI. It is hereby enacted as follows :— o Short t titilttei, teeex,x-- At 11_92 é.z) Thiis Act may be calllelde d the the P‘uunnjJ ab Borstg) mencement, (2) It extends to '[Union territory of Chandigarh, (3) It shall come into force on such date as tpe ‘[State! Government may by notification appoint in thjg behalf. Definitions. 2. In this Act unless there-is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (1) “Borstal Institution” means a place in which offenders may be detained under this Act and given such industrial training and other instruction and subjected to such disciplinary and moral influences as will conduce to their reformation ; (2) “detained” means detained in and “detention” means “detention” in Borstal Institution ; (3) “inmate” means any person ordered to be detain- (4) “offence” means— (i) an offence punishable with transportation or rigorous imprisonment under the Indian Penal XLV Code other than— 1880 (a) an offence punishable with death ; (b) an offence punishable under Chapter V-A or Chapter VI of the said Code ; (#) an offence punishable with imprisonment under md the Public Gambling Act, 1867 : 1661 (i#i) an offence punishable with imprisonment under i d the Opium Act, 1878 ; 188 (iv) an offence punishable with imprisonment under (o the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 ; o !Substituted for the word “Punjab” by the Punjab Reorgangaetci:"; (Chmdigaxéh) (Adeptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Su Order, 1968. L of Laws 2Substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation o Order, 1950, 1926 : Pl?. Act XI] BORSTAL 865 (5) “officer” means an _ officer of a Borstal Institution appointed in such manner as may be prescribed ; (6) “prescribed” means prescrii bed by rules made by E}\’;'[Central Government] under the provisions of this (7) “security for good behaviour” means security for 8004 behaviour otherwise than for political activities under V of section 109 or section 110 of the Code of Criminal Proce- 1898, dure, 1898 ; (8) “Superintendent” means a Superintendent of a Borstal Institution appointed in such manner as may be prescribed. 3. For the purposes of this Act the *[Central Govern- ot o ment] may establish one or more Borstal Institutions. tions. I p n e s r t s i o 4 t . n u t i n o o ( n 1 t s ) , b e a T i n h n d e g h ' a e [ C p s e o h n l a t i l c r l e a l e o x f G f e o i r c v c e e i r, s r e n t m o i e s b u n b e t j ] e D c i t s r h e t a c o l t l t o h r a e p o p o f o r i B d n o e t r r s s a t n a o y l f f D s , t n ‘ a , fl l ‘ ; g; “ ‘ I i : n g ’ s ‘ t : , t " m ’ t ; ‘ u , t : “ i ’ l o fi n m ; s : " f , the *[Central Government], general control and superin- tendence of all Borstal Institutions. (2) For every Borstal Institution thé 1[Central Govern- ment] shall appoint a Superintendent, and such other officer as may be necessary. (3) For every Borstal Institution a visiting committee shall be appointed in such manner as may be prescribed. years 5. o f a ( g 1) e i W s h co e n n vi c a t n e y d m of a l a e n o p f e f r e s n o c n e b le y s s a c t o h u a r n t t o w f e s n e t ss y i - o o n n s e , S FP U owe r1 r 0 s PtO s of 2 Magistrate specially empowered under isection 30 of the tion in a Borstal 189 vV 8 . of f C i o rs d t e c l o a f s s C , r o i r m i is n a o l r d P e r r o e c d e d t u o r g e i , v e 1 8 s 9 e 8 c , u r o i r t y a fo M r a g g i o s o t d r a b t e e h a o v f i o t u h r e fi I ? n . s fl t i i r t o u i t \ i : o e n : i f n ; _ t ? h : e ; c a r n i d m i f n ai a l l s h t a o b i g t i s v e o r s u t c e h n d s e e n c c ur i i e t s y , o r a n a d s s w oc h i e at n i o b n y s r w e i a t s h o n p e o r f s o h n i s s T ye ars o o f ag a e n in of bad character it is expedient in the opinion of the Judge lmpl‘l.sonmexgw_ or Magistrate, that he should be detained, such Judge or - Magistrate may, in lieu of passing a sentence of tranisporta- tion or rigorous imprisonment, pass an order of detention N ied - Lo R B e e o r rg e s a n g n u t b i s s S t a u i t b t i j u o e t n c e t d s ( ) f C o h r a O r n t d d h e i e r g , a r w h 1 o ) 0 r 6 8 d , ( s A d “ a S p t t a a t t e i on G o o v f e r L n a m w e s n t on ” on b St y a t R t ipt h e e a rd P u G n o j n a , b - 1 866 | BORSTAL 11926 : Ph. Aq X1 for a term which shall not be less than two not exceed seven years when the order i Y g y ea p r a s s a s n ed d g}m" court of sessions or a Magistrate specially eMPOWare under section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 w an h d e n sh a t l h l e n o o r t d b e e r l is e s p s a t s h s a e n d t b w y o a y e M a a r g s i s n t o r r a t e e x c o e f e d t h t e h r fi e r e s t y e cl a a r g s s "‘:'.,, not so empowered. (2) When any Magistrate, not empowered to pagg such order, is of opinion that an offender convicted by him ig a p a e c r c s o o r n d a i n n c e r e w s i p t e h c t t h of e w pr h o o vi m s i s on u s c h o f o r s d u e b r - s s ec h t o i u o l n d ( b 1 e ) p h a e ks m aq a y i , n without passing any sentence, record such opinion mit his proceedings and forward the accused to the a D n i d st r s i y e h. t Magistrate to whom he is subordinate, a h m a o r s f a e e v n t h e c h 5 e e e o ( p 3 m m a o s ) e a f s u n f s y b T e t e m h n d . i d d e t e i e f t r e D e t i m o d s h r t e f m r i s t i t a u r c i c a y t a h n l M m d a o h a g t a p k i h a d s e e s r t b s r s e l a s u s e t u e c n e n c h t h h t e f e o n o u l c r r w d e t d h b h e o e o r y r r m f o h r o e i d r n t m e q h r u e , t f i h r r P a e o r s y m o d h c e ( i e e i t t e f e s m d n i a c i t n g o n i y m h o g ) . t n s g o i l st s r % a ‘ te f s ; , ;}i;°§f of ag 6 e . ha W s h b e e n en a s n e y n m te a n l c e e d p e f r o s r o n less than twenty-one years detained for a period Years nor more than three years. J i L f a i a i n l h , e o d r e in = B t o r h e e o t a F l - i I m o n r n a g g l h S e h t a u 7 o e b v . p s e i g t e n n i i r I t g v s s f u e o t e b i e n n t e q t e s a l e f e n p e n o c s p r c u s c e e r o a t i d t h m r t h e s m t y a i o n t w t f o r o o t t i r r t e w g d h d o e s e r n 8 t o " t “ o o u [ S y o s C t - d o e u o r i n r b n m t c e e r p G o h a o r n a y l v i f v e e i s G i a r n o o o r n e n u s v m q r m e e , e o r i n f n n t n t ” m a i p s g e r f e b i n o a y , r s t t o ] t w a n t h h n h e t o f e h o o , a f r P t f u t h e f n a i a n a j m n v c i a e - y l e cul'regr?tmg:l%??ctg)cx%?é‘lg,afll.gfia(fidup?;k\xox-(;g;,tf.‘:‘:\f:“zn %’latc and Con 1926 : p - b. Act XI] HORSTAL /67 of B the commencement of this Act confined in the Lahore orstal Jail, should for the (1) of section 5 be detai persons described in sub-section direct that he 1 etained, the '[Central Government] may residue of h'e e detained for a period not exceeding the Was re s is sentence or of the period for which security has 1eqmreq, as the case may be, provided that such order shall be subject as regards the period of detention to any order passed on appeal against or revision of the sentence - or order of commitment or confinement in prison. 8. Whenever it appears to the Superintendent of apeflf,‘{‘;f,'de,ff o Jail that any male person less than twenty-one years of Jail to ~present age sentenced to transportation or rigorous imprisonment prsone han 21 for an offence or committed to or confined in prison for years of age be. failing to give security for good behaviour ishould for the fore District Ma- reasons described in sub-section (1) of section 5 be detain- tention in a Bor- ed, he shall cause such prisoner to be produced before thestal Institution. District Magistrate in whose jurisdiction the Jail is situat- ed, and if the District Magistrate after making such en- quiry as he may deem proper or as may be prescribed is satisfied that the prisoner should for the reakons described in the said sub-section be detained, he may order the prisoner to be removed from jail and detained for a period equal to the unexpired term of the transportation or im- prisonment to which he was sentenced, or of the period for which security was required from him, as the case may be. 9. No order shall be made 'under the provisions of When action - may not be taken section 8— under section 8. (i) until time allowed by law for the prisoner to appeal has expired or if an appeal has been preferred until such appeal has been finally decided ; or (ii) if an application made on appeal or otherwise to have the sentence altered into an order of detention, has been rejected by an Appellate Court or the High Court ; or (i) in the case of any person who has been sent to a Reformatory School in accordance with the provisions of the Reformatory Schools Act, v of 1897. : “igubstituted for the words “State Government” iay the Punjeb Reorganisation (Chandigerh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Con- current Subjects) Order, 1968 368 BORSTAL [1926 : Ph. Act XTI, Application _of 10. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2 the Code of Cri- of thic section the provisions of the Code of Criminal Proce. v T I é n ? i ? a ‘ n : L \ i r m g i c t e a & t : i m o ' n d » u t r i e c , l es 18 9 1 8 5 , 4 r a el n a d t i 1 ng 5 5 to o f a p t p h e e a l I , n d re i f a e n r e L n i c m e i t a a n t d io n r ev A i c s t i , o n 1 a 9 n 0 g 8 r 8 ,x . , A:t‘;vi:?:; for shall apply in the case of an order of detention passed uncer 189, Eppea! and re- gection 5 as if the order had been a sentence of imprison- ision. ment for the same period as the period for which detention was ordered. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 493 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, when a person v who at the time of his conviction was less than twenty-one !3%. vears of age has been convicted of an offence or when such person on being ordered to furnish security for good be- haviour has failed to furnish such security, an appellate court or the High Court in the exercise of its powers of re- vision, may in pursuance of sub4section (1) and the pro- visions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and after v making such inquiry as it may deem fit alter a sentence of 189 imprisonment or an order of commitment to prison under section 123 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to an order of detention. if for reasons described in sub-section (1) of section 5. it considers such alteration expedient, and may alter an order of detention to a sentence of imvrisonment or an order of commitment to prison under section 123 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as the case may be, pro- vided that the sentence of imprisonment, order of commit- ment or order of detention, shall not be in excess of the nowers of the trial Magistrate or court. (3) Anv verson who has been ordered to be detained in a Borstal Institution under the provisions of section 6 for a period to exnire after the term of imovrisonment to which he was sentenced would expire had the orders not been passed mav, subiect to the provisions of sub-section (5). anneal to the Sessions Judge, and the Sessions Judae may either confirm the order or set it aside and restore the sentence of imprisonment or if the order is for more than two vears reduce it to term not shorter than two vears nor shorter than the residue of imprisonment to which the offender was lsentenced. (4) Any person ordered by a Sessions Judee under the provisions of sub-section (3) to be detained for a perlod to 1926 : Ph. Act X1.) BORSTAL 869 expire after the term of imprisonment to which he was sen- tenced would expire had such order not been passed, may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), appeal within thirty days of the order to the High Court and the High Court may pass any such order as the Sessions Judge might have passed. (5) An appeal shall not lie under sub-section (3), or sub-section (4) against a conviction or on any finding of fact but only on the ground that the order appealed against is illegal or unduly severe. No person who 11. No perkson who has been previously detained for mtaeinegd ht oe be dde - the whole period prescribed in an order of detention o ; r who tained again, has been transferred to jail under section 20 of this Act, shall again be ordered to be detained. Release on fur- 12. Any person detained for failure to furnish security Tshing security. shal] be released on furnishing such security. Enquiry to be 13 (1) Before passing an order of detention under ee ™58 this Act the Magistrate, District Magistrate or Court, as the offemier before case may be, shall enquire or cause enquiry to be made into Ihe passiofn agn the question of the age of the offender, and after taking such evidence (if any) as may be deemed necessary or pro- tion. per shall record a finding thereon. (2) A similar enquiry shall be made and finding re- corded by every Magistrate not empowered to pass an order of detention under this Act before submitting his proceedings and forwarding the accused to the District Magistrate as required by sub-section (2) of isection 5 of this Act. ' Magistrate to 14. When any Magistrate, District Magistrate or 5‘;’9 i;?:fif b‘;‘ Court orders an offender to be detained, he or it, as the fore ordering de- Case may be, shall record the grounds of his or its opinion tention. that it is expedient that the offender be detained. Power to re- 15. Subject to any general or special directions of the lease on licens€.s/contra] Government] the visiting committee with the sanction of the Director of Borstal Institutions may at any ‘Substituted for the words “State Government” by the Punj X Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on S{ate and Cozl-, current Subjects) Order, 1968. RORBTAL (1926: Ph. Act XI. 870 i i f one-third of the pel:iod o.f de- ?mte :fte:r*?fe te;gl;:;igg &hichever is ‘shor}er, if Saltlsfled tfi:tl(ih;s inmate is likely to abs}ain from cl:u'?]g ar;d b:afjl' a useful and industrious mf'llr)flytl'lt%et?gg ;:r:‘rr:(;; 1 11;::) nothat ;18(; he Borsta sti i ‘l:)léar%:(ciccfirm:ng;i the supervision‘ or nu_thorlty of any ‘IGg\'emment officer] or (sgculm‘) 1nst|t.utlor}ior personflc:r religious society (professing the kame re '%ll_on. tast ke inmate) named in the license who may behyw mtg 0 fiafi charge of him. A license grante.d undex: this section sd be in force until the term for which the inmate was order- ed to be detained has expired unless sooner suspended, revoked or forfeited. 16. The t)i me durii ng whii ch an ii nmate ii3s absent under i Absence under license from a Borstal Institution shall be reckoned as part lc®se to of the perii od of detentii on. ) goerni‘o of doten, - 17. Every license granted under the p{:ovisions of ncf‘nos? section 15 shall be in such form and shall contain such con- ditions as the '[Central Government] may, by general or special order, direct. 18. Subject to any general or special directions of the Suspension ul “|Central Government], a license granted under section 15 ffc‘;‘;g:g"“ may be suspended for a period not exceeding three months by the Superintendent of a Borstal Institution or revoked at any time by the visiting committee on the recommenda- tion of the Director of Borstal Institutions. ‘Where the license of any inmate has been suspended or revoked he shall return to the Borstal Institution and if he fails to do 50 he may be arrested without warrant and taken to the institution. 19. If any inmate escapes from a Borstal Institution penaty before the ex piry of the period for which he was ordered to escae. be detained or if any inmate absent on license from a Borstal Insti tution escapes from the supervision or autho- r p i e t r y s o o n f o a r n y r e G l o ig v i e o r us n m s e oc n i t e t o y f f i i n c e w r h o o r s e ( s c e h cu a l r a g r e ) h i e n s w t a it s u t p i l o a n c e o d r t c R i u e o r o n r r e g “ 1 o n a S S f t n u u b i b L s s s S e t t a u i i t b w t t j i s u u e o t t c n e e t ( d d s T ( ) h C f f i o o h r O r r a d r n t t d d A h h e i e e r m g , e a w w n r o o 1 h d r r 9 ) m d d 6 8 s e s , ( n “ A t ‘ d “ ) s a S e p t r t a O v t a a r n e t d t i e s o r G n , o o f v o 1 e f t 9 r h 5 n 1 L e , m a C e w r n s o t ” w o n n ” S b b t y y a 4 t e t t h h a e e n d A d P a u C p n * o t j e n a c - - b 1‘9_.26_&1’1!. Act XI| BORSTAL 871 %lf:lltz ?fi tlge S}xspensiop or revocation of his license to re- bncrtd he msta_l Institution, he may on conviction by a ‘_gl..s rate be punished with imprisonment of either des- cription for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both, and his license shall be forfeited with effect from the date of his escape or failure to return, as the case may be. An offence under this section shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the definition of that term in the v of 1898, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Incorrigibles. 20. Where an inmate is reported to the [Central Government] by the visiting committee to be incorrigible or to be exercising a bad influence on the other inmates of the institution or is convicted under section 19 of this Act, or is I r o n e f s f p t e o i n r t c t u e e t d i w o h n b i y o c f h f e t h n h a c e s e S b u b y p e e r e r u n i l e n d s t e e c m n l a d a d e r n e e t d b t y o t o t h b h e e a ! v a [ e C m e c a n o t j r m o a m r l i t G t B o o e v r d e s r t a n a n - l m se e c n t t i ] o n i n 3 4 p u of r s t u hi a s n c A e c t o , f t t h h e e ! p [ r C o e v n i t s r i a o l n G s o o v f e s r u n b m - e se n c t t ] i o m n a ( y 1 4 c ) o m o - f j m m u p t r e i s t o h n e m r e e n s t i d o u f e o e f i t th h e e r t d e e r s m c r o i f p ti d o e n t e n n o t t i on e t x o c e s e u d c i h n g t er s m u c o h f r t o e e r r s d r i e i d r t u o e t r h y a e s o t t f r h a C e n h s * a f [ n e C d r e i n g o t a f r r a t l h h ] G e o i v n i e n r m o n r a m d t e e e n r t t t ] o o m an a c y y o m j d p a i l i r l e e t ct e i , n a t * n h [ d e U n m s i a a o i y n d term of jmprisonment. pBoi I n n et m e a d t e of s f icer a ss p e - tr o- be d 2 e 1 e . m e I d n t m o a t b e e s p w u h b o li3 h c_ a s v e e r b v e a e n n ts a w p i p t o h i i n n t e t d h e as o d f e f f i i c n e i r t s i o s n h a o ll f 1y ot that term in the Indian Penal Code. 1860. vants, 22. An inmate when being taken to or from any. a c n u E d s x t t od r e y a m , m p u l r c o a o y n l m t e ro n l B w o h r e s n t e al v e I r n s h t e it i u s t i w o o n r i k n i w n h g i o c u h t s h i e d e m a or y i b s e o t l h a e w r f w u i ll s y e d b e e t y a o i n n d e d t h or s of inmates. limits of any such Borstal Institution in or under the law- ful custody or control of an officer belonging to such Borstal Institution shall be deemed to be under detention and shall be subject to all the same incidents as if he were actually in a Borstal Institution. a R n edo r ‘ Sg S ta u a b nt ; i t es i : t tS " iu g ob t nj e d e ct t s ?( ) r :h Oa t rn h dd e ie d g ra, w r o } ! x 1 l- 9 ; 6 i 8 s , ( A "S d é a u p t t e a ti G o o n v e o r f n me L n ATa t w ” s by 19 D th C e o !T L P AR u G n RI j Re a R b t 2Substituted for the word “Punjab” by ibid. 872 BORSTAL (1926 : Pb. At X1 tro P d e i n c a t l i t o y n f “ o h r r on i i n- . intro 2 d 3 u . ces W h o o r e r v e e m r o , v e c s o , n t o r r a a r t y t e to m p a t n s y b y r u a le n y u m nd e e a r n s s e W c h t a i t o e p y 3 e, bited articles in- tg introduce or remove, into or from any Borstal Institution :fi; = §;§R‘t‘5§,fq or supplies or attempts to supply to any inmate outside thé and communica- limits of such Institution any prohibited article, tion with inmates, and every officer of a Borstal Institution who, contyy to any such rule, knowingly suffers any such articleg to be introduced into or removed from any Borstal Institution 10 be possessed by any inmate, or to be supplied to any inmate outside the limits of Borstal Institution, and whoever contrary to any such rule communicateg or attempts to communicate with any inmate, and whoever abets any offence made Punishment by this section, shall on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to im- vrisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to fine not exceeding two hundred rupeess or to both. Power to arrest 24. When any person, in the presence of any officer fi‘;; :e’zz":sza“"-of a Borstal Institution commits any offence specified in " the last foregoing section, and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer knows, or has reason to believe, to be false, such officer may arrest him, and shall without unnecessary delay make him over to a police-officer, and thereupon such police-officer ishall proceed as if the offence had been committed in his presence. pe:;‘;aléiamm ot 25. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed, in ‘ a conspicuous place, outside the Borstal Institution, a notice in English and the Vernacular setting forth the acts pro- hibited under sectjon 23 and the penalties incurred by their commission. ¢ dh?«?gcee 2‘gim'lsor - 26. The officer-in-charge of a Borstal Institution shall tal Institution 5 t . o T€Cel : ve and detai f n all persons duly committed to hi . s C N d d u et l a y i n co m p m e i r t s t o e n d s ; to o d y 2 under this Act acccoorrddji ng to the di: recti: ons co ntaine to their custody, i the order by which such person has been committed oF until such person is discharged or removed in due coursé of law. ' 1926 : Pb. Act XI] BORSTAL 873 fOrth 2 w 7 i . t hT:Ifi Ofi;li:ler i -m-cha_rge of a Borstal Institution shall 4, Ome"" rBorts- s b o a y i c d h r u e o r t r { u n a b a s ft u e c r l ' t e ; h r e o r d d t i he e s r e c x h t e a o c r u t g t h e i e o o M n f a g o t i f h s e e t v r p e a e t r r e y s , o s n D u i c c s h o t r m o i m r c i d t t e M r t a e g a d s i s t a t h f r e o a r r t e e e - - t E c a u S l t H l I U o n n E s titu t or i . ons a i t s o - with a y which the same was issued or made, together charge. oh a certificate endorsed thereon and signed by hin, owing how the same has been exccuted or why the person committed thereby has been discharged from de- tention before the execution thereof. gi X ve ' e [ fi 2 e 8, c q O to f f a ic n e y r s o - r i d n e -c r h a f r o g r e o t f h e B o d r e s t t e a n l t ion I n o s f t itu a t n i y o n p s e r m s a o y n ; t : i P ; o r n o g s w t e i . : r ‘ s t - o c f m o ; r r i g o e i f m v f g e - f passed ( or a ) i s b s y u a e n d y — court or Tribunal in a Part A State or e o f f f e c c e t r t t a o i n c o o u r r d t e s rs . a Part C State ; or (b) u b n y d e a r n y t h C e o a u u r t t h o o r r i t T y r i o b f u t n h a e l C o e u n t t s r i a d l e G I o n v d e i r a n a m c e t n i t n ; g or (¢) b t t e h y r e r a i r n t e o y c r e y c p o t o u i f r o t n C h o a a r n n d d T i r g i a d b e r u t h n e ] a n t l o i f o i n n p e a r i s P n o a n r t s t h e o B r d 2 S e [ t r U a e t n d e i o t i n o f r b i e s e d d e t b a y i n t e h d e b * y [ C s e u n c t h r a C l o u G r o t v e o r r n T m r e i n b t u ] n a b l y i s a a g u e t n h e o - - (d) r b a e l f o o r r e s t p h e e c i 2 al 6 t o h r J d a er n u ; a r o y r , 1950, by any Court or Tribunal in any acceding State if— (i) the b u p n r a e l s i c d o i n n s g i s J t u e d d g o e f o t r w , o i f o r t h m e o C r o e u r J t ud ge o s r , T ri a - t least one of the Judges, was an officer of the Government authorised to sit as such Judge by the State or the Ruler thereof or by the Central Government ; and (ii) the p re e c r e s p o t n i s o n d e o t r a in d e e d t b en y t i a o n n y i s n u c t h h e C o * u [S r t t a t o e r l Tr o i f - bunal has been authorised by general or special order by the *[Central Govern- ment ] — — o 15 ubstituted for the old section by the Adaptation of Laws (Third A de m p( e é n n N g d o e t m n e : e , ( n ; a t ) T ) h ( e A O d r o a d l p e d t r z s t e i o c f o t n i 1 o 9 n o 5 f 1 h . a B d en b g e a e l n a p n a d r tl P y u n a j m a e b n d A e ct d s ) b y t O h r e d e I r ] n di of a n 1 I 0 n 4 - 8 R ( e G o . r G t r . S a 0 u n . b i s s t a i t t i u 40). o t n e d (Cim a ‘ n r d 1 i ra t r h ] } efl \:J/r\)a a d ptat “ i P o u n nja o b f ” _ L a b w y s on th e S ta P t u e nj a a n b d Conc a u g r u t b e s n t t i tu S t u e b d je c f t o s r ) th O e r de w r o , r d 1 96 “ 8 P . r ovince” by the Adaptation of Laws Orde i r S , u bs 19 t 5 i 0 t . u ted for the words “State Government” by ibid. 474 BORSTAL (1926 : Pb. At X1 e 'arra T nt y gHt o n f of lu 2 ch 9 Co A u n r t o r o e d r e r T r u i n b d u e n r o a t l t th a e s o f i f s i c r i c a [ l er s r i c g i n d a t t u o r e in of a se n c t o i f o f n i c 4 a Suofiligim m ,,?,'f shall be sufficient authority for detaining any person, |p thority. pursuance of the order passed upon him. Procedure 30, (1) Where an officer-in-charge otf: I;r;rstfiffl Instj. &25[2 ‘L‘P"’{:.»‘-«tmfinn doubts the legality of an order sen A 0‘ m for exe. W do ubt n ‘ e : t ‘ i _ t 1 n : t ": i " o ? n { c o u r t i s o i n g , n a o t t u r t e h e i s c a o f m f p i e xe t d e n t c h y e r o e f t o t he t o p e p r as s s o n t h w e h a o s r e d e o r f fi h ci e a ] sh S a e l a l l o N ot e refer the matter to the '[Central Goverpment] by whoga N order on the case he and all other public officers shal] guided as to the future disposal of the inmate., (2) Pending a reference made under sub-section (Dy, t r h es e t i ri n c m t a i t on e s sh o a r l l m i b t e i g d a e t t i a o i n n s e d a s i n m s a u y c h b e m a s n p n e e c r if , i e a d n d in w i th t e h s w y a c r h . rant or order. e :ie“ L a u )‘ n a . t \\ iT ‘i c l h oin- m s w [ m i C o o e t e u n v h n n t a i t 3 d ] l n r L a m t t t l i h o h a n e ( G t a d 1 o , ) a l v ? u n t [ e n W y S h r a t e h t n a p i e t m ! e c e r e | r ] C n e , s a e t o s n ] n i y t t t r l h d d a e a u i e l r p m r t e p e a G c e o i o t t a r n o s v r e o e s d b d t r e u h t u n r e o n m k i r d e e n t e p n g p h t r t l e t a ] h a a c ; n n e m ' d y [ a o C f y e o t n r r t d o s e r r e a a a d r f t l e e e i r d G s c o h u a o v i s s f s e t r o y t r n d p h e . y - e . treatment, then ' b u e n t f i u l r t h h e e r i s d d e i t s a c i h n a e r d g e u d n according to law. t d h i ! . r a e t c ( a t 2 n e ) d i t W n o h m a t e h t r e e e g i q t k a e p p p t e a o a r v n s e d r t n o t m r e t e n h a t e t ] e d [ h C s a h e a s n l t l r , b a e b l c y o G m o a e v e r o w f n a m r s e r o n u a t n n ] d t I t A l t n o c i i s o a t b t n b , e x l ( f t e g 1 f u r r 9 t ) ro t z 1 l o o t 9 o e m n 2 : h . l : e s w ‘ W h g h € i e a d i d r l t p , e i ] c h r t c h o i h o a a r n v i p d h i n p e s t e e l i r d h y o , e h n t g i * r a O [ s m a e o S e v m f t r v t i a a q e s e n t n e e m r g c b d ] y o t e i c v o o p h h e n d r e a d c i , i r r o , s m sa i 3 g c f o n e h o t n a r h o o r e c f o g t t o e o h i t n d s e f h , i e n a B n o n T i o e o n r o d l t s m d o h t i a i n n e a t g o l r e a e , r L I B l n u o i u l s f r n n i t s a a a s i t t t b t c i a i l u l y l ¢ e - l W 1 c O u r Cr d P or e re * p r R a S n , n u t W i b 1 s h s 9 Sa e t 5 tu l i i 0 i b t o , t ] jn u u t e t e e e d t d s( f Cy f o o r h o r G r a n t d t h i h 8 e e e th r e s W w w O o o J i r ‘ r d , V y d ds V “ e P » r V 1 o t s R v t i ‘ r e S n i ¢ c o i G n a o l ” v o e f b r y n L a m r t e e h n s e . t ” A o d n a p b . y B t y i a a t t i t s h o e n a n of d P u L o n a j o c % b . 4926 : P b. Act XI.] BORSTAL . 875 t a e l ; s y y m l u fr:r 3:}331 lslgb‘;,sec . tm; (1) after the expiration of the d u u n r d i e n r g th w a h t i c su h b . a s n ec t in i ; o l : a z ; l e ‘ ? ll r s ed c o t n o f b i e n e d d e t i . n a m a e d l u ; n a a n ti d c th a e s y t l i u m m e of detention n wh wh i i ch he n m sh a a y ll h b a e v e r e b c e k e o n n e o d r d a e s r p e a d r t t o o f u n t d h e e r g t o e . r m (4) In any case in which a '[Central Government] is competent under sub-section (1) to order the removal of an inmate to a lunatic asylum or other place of safe custody w S h i t is a t t h r e i e ] n m b o t y v h a e a l * g [ t r S o e t a e a t m n e e y ] n , s t t u h w c e h i t a * h [ s C y * e [ l n t u t h m r e a l o G r o G v p o l e v a r e c n e r m n w e m i n e t t n h t i o ] n f * m s l u a a c n y h y o o o r t t d h h e e e r r r State] and the provisions of this lsection respecting the custody, detention, remand and discharge of an inmate removed under sub-section (1) shall, so far as they can be made applicable, apply to an inmate removed under this sub-section. 32. Subject to the p: rovision of section 33 of this Act Bor A s p t p a l l i cati I o n n s t ) i t w u- x 1 1 1 9 8 0 9 0 4 o , , o r f m A A t t * c i c h a t o t e d p , , e e p r 1 1 e b = o 8 9 s v 0 y 9 t 0 i 4 a , s t b i h a l s o e n i * h n d s a * s h l [ o e l C o f d e f a n s * p s t e u e p r c c n l a t t l d y i i o e o G n a * r n s o s ] v t 1 3 u f e h 2 5 a n i r r s d n a t e o m n a A r e s c d 5 t n 0 s m , t C e a ] h ( c a , i t y a p n i n ° c o t b [ d l n e * e u r 5 s t i 1 a X o v l I e l o B ) f o o * r t r f a s h e n t t e f d a h e P l e r t r e h * P i I n e n r s c s i o e r t s n u i o e l t n r t e u s s o s » - P p v t r r i i o y 0 o s v n i o s n i e o o r f n s s c o e f r A t c t a t h i , e n prisoners, imprisonment or confinement in the said sections. chapters and rules shall be construed as referring to inmates Borstal Institutions and detention. 33. For the purpose s of punishing Borstal Institution onHoowr p uSnvhiisphp-- offences, whipping shall b e inflicted upon the palm of = ‘th e ' i fl n i g c te m d a y o n b a ve n i i n n - - hand only. mate, previ 3 o 4 u . s p T u h b e li * c [ a C t e i n o t n r a c l o n G s o i v st e e r n n t m e w n i t th ] t m h a is y A m c a t ke — rules after eru P le o s w e u r n d t e o r m t a h k e e (1) for the regulation, management and classification . of Borstal Institutions established under this Act and the Reorg 1 a gu n b i s s t a i t t i u o t n e d (C fo h r a n t d h i e g a w r o h) r ds ( A « d S a t p a t t e e t i - o n G o o v f e r L n a m w e s n t o ” n b S y t at t e h e and P u C n o j n a - b curre s n G t u he S t u i b t j u e t c e t d s ) fo O r r d t e h r e , w 19 o 6 r 8 d . «Province” by the Adaptation of ' Laws o I O n r d d i e s a r S n , u b 1 S s 9 t t 5 a i 0 t t . e’ u 7 t ed b y fo t r h e th A e d ap w t o a r t d i s o n “ a o n f y L a ot w h s e r (T P h r i o r v d i n A ce m e o n r d me w n i t t ) h in O rde a r n , y 1951, i gubstituted for the words “the Government of such other Province m A or e d a n w n t * i t T a t h o t h f e i o t w I h n o n e d r t o i d f a s S t L “ a ( a o t A w e r d s e t o p h r t e ( a T t t G h h i o i e o r v n d e R r u o A n l f o e m r r e I n n G t d d e h i m e n a r e e n e r n o a f t L l , ) a ” w a w s s O e ) r r d t e h e O r e r , o d m c e a i 1 r s t 9 , e 5 t 1 e , 1 d m 9 a 3 by ' y { t be h , e ” G b o y v e e r th n e - N 876 . HBORSTAL (1926: Pb. Act Xy description and construction of wards, cells and other places of detention ; (2) for the regulation by number or o‘thex“wise of the inmates to be detained in each class of institution ; (3) for defining the powers and duties of the Director of Borstal Institutions ; (4) for the Government of Borstal Institutions, ang the appointment, guidance, control, punishment and dgjs. missal of Superintendents and other officers employed ip Bomstal Institutions, and for the defining of their responsi- bilities, duties, disabilities and powers ; (5) for the maintenance of records, and the prepara- tion and submission of reports ; (6) for the lselection and appointment of inmates as inmate officers and their reduction and dismissal and for defining the responsibilities, duties and powers of such officers ; (7) for the temporary detention of inmates until ar. rangements can be made for their admission to Borstal Institutions ; (8) For the admission, removal and discharge of in- mates and for the disposal of their effects during their detention ; (9) for feeding, clothing and bedding of inmates ; '(10) for the custody, discipline, grading, treatment, education, training and control of inmates ; 11) for the employment, instruction and control of inuates within or without Borstal Institutions, the disposal of the proceeds of their labour . (12) for the treatment of sick inmates ; (13) for classifying and prescribing the forms of education, inistruction, employment and labour and regu- lating the periods of rest ; (14) (i) for defining the acts, which shall constitute Borstal Institution offences : (i) for determining the classification of Boristal Insti- tution offences into major and minor offences : 1926: Ph. Act XI.] BORSTAL 877 (iid . ) for fixing the puni puni shment admis is s s i i b le under thi i s f\c‘g which shall be awardable for commission of Borstal ntitution offences or classes thereof ; (iv) for declaring the circumstances in which acts constituting . both a Borstal Institution offence and an iy roffence under the Indian Penal Code may or may not be Tsco Fdealt with as Bortal Instituion offence ; _(v) for the award of marks and the shortening of period of detention ; (vi) for regulating the use of arms against any inmate or body of inmates and the use of fetters in the case of an outbreak or attempt to escape ; (vii) for defining the circumstances and regulating the conditions under which inmates in danger of death may be released ; (wiii) for regulating the transfer from one part of ![the whole of India except Part B States] to another of in- mates whose term of detention is about to expire ; (15) for defining articles the introduction or removal of which into or out of Borstal Institutions without due authority is prohibited ; (16) for the classification and the separation of in- mates : (17) for rewards for good conduct ; (18) for regulating the transfer of inmates from one Borstal Institution to another or to an hospital or asylum and from a Borstal Institution to a prison or from a prison to a Borstal Institution ; (19) for the treatment, transfer and disposal of crimi- pal lunatics or recovered criminal lunatics confined 1n Borstal Institutions ; (20) for regulating the transmission of appeals and petitions from inmates and their communicaions with their friends ; 1Substituted for the words “British India” by th‘e Indian (Adapta- tion of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 (G.G.O. 16) and by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. N 378 BORSTAL (1926: Ph. Act X1 (21) for the appointment and guidance of wvisit Ors of Borstal Institutions ; (22) for preseribing conditions on which lic_enses may be granted, suspended, revoked or cancelled ; (23) for the appointment, powers and contro] of parole officers ; (24) for defining the powers an_d duties of é}fter- societies and guardians and the conditions on which fi care cial assistance may be given to them ; nan- (25) for the appointment of visiting committees, anq (26) generally for all purposes consistent with this Act. Power of the 35. The '[Central Government] b p l l i y m i a t tl .h a e n v d A c a t t o r a S p y t - o f n i o c t a i t c i e o n o f i i n t s t h i e n t O e f n f t i i c o i n al t G o a d ze o t t so e m no a t y , l e b s a s y f t t l e h i r a k e n g i n t v o h i t r n i e g f e i b c m y a o t n n i o t o t h n ; s — . fem: es. t f s t e i h w f h e a f e e d l e n l c s t i t ( a n y e 1 i - a x d ) t s o t h n s e e d i e e n i f c d r d t t n i e i h c o r t o t e e r o n c s t t s m p h i p s e o o a e h r r n t c a s i e l o a f t l n i h n t e s e w d h d h a p i u a n r l p g u o s o e n t v t n d i w e w t s e r s i h e n u o e t r s n c y e u s d h - i c t s r d h h u e i o r b c r f e s t e a e t i c s g i o t e e t n a i c u s o t t i n i s e n m o d b o n i a e s t n y f i o f n 5 l , r e o g b s r e 6 s t c n w e o s a t e p i t h n n e f h a t d c i a v y i e n - - e 8 d one .; s n f h o o a t r l i c l f e i ( e 2 e h d ) x a t v t e d e h i n e r d e e f s c f a t t e i o c d t t f h e s a a e m s t c a t l t i i e f h o s e n t , s h p e r a s o n h w v a d o i l s r l u i d p o w n h o “ s i n m l a o s s f l t u e c s ” t e h h c e w t d e i i d o r r i n e e r s c e t c o 5 i t m , o i i n o 6 t n , t e a i b d s n e i d n i g n 8 f 1 e 0 m v a l l g e : s i , ? :f‘fiimdnz; s s t €e f i i c m e t e n i 3 c o 6 b e n . , e 3 i 5 N n o f t l t h i w c e i t t e p d h u s n u t i p a s o n h n d m i e n a n g t f t e h m o e f a l p w e r h o i f v o p i r p s i i a o n n g B s o s r o h s f a t l a c l l l a n u I o s n t s e t i a ( t t ? u ) t a i n o o y n f —_— - curre ! 5 n S T t u h b e s S t u w i b t o j u e r t c d e t s d s . “ f o o O r r r d t e t h r h e , e G 1 w o 9 o v 6 r 8 e , d r s n or “ - S G ta e t n e e ral G ” o v w e e r r n e m e o n m t i ” t te b d y b t y h e t h P e u n G i o a v b -