Prisoners Act, 1900

Act No. 3 of 1900 In force from 1900-02-02 Ministry of Home Affairs 53 sections

An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court.

6 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• The State of Jharkhand & Others v. Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath
  2025 INSC 7916 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/ memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand, making intra-State transfer of the respondent herein from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash…

• The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Etc.Etc. v. Saeed Sohail Sheikh Etc. Etc.
  2012 INSC 5042 November 2012Partly allowed
• Md. Munna v. Union of India and Ors.
  2005 INSC 42216 September 2005Dismissed
• Jayawant Dattatray Suryarao v. State of Maharashtra
  2001 INSC 5585 November 2001Dismissed
• Naib Singh v. State of Punjab & Ors.
  1983 INSC 4119 April 1983Dismissed
• Amrit Bhushan Gupta v. Union of India and Ors.
  1976 INSC 30929 November 1976Dismissed