Prisoners Act, 1900 · Chapter VI: Removal of Prisoners
Section 29: Removal of prisoners
[29. Removal of prisoners.—(1) The [State Government] may, by general or special order. provide for the removal of any prisoner confined in a prison—
(a) under sentence of death, or
(b) under, or in lieu of, a sentence of imprisonment or transportation, or
(c) in default of payment of a fine, or
(d) in default of giving security for keeping the peace or for maintaining good behavior, to any other prison in [the State 4 ***].
(2) [Subject to the orders, and under the control, of the State Government] the Inspector-General of Prisons may, in like manner, provide for the removal of any prisoner confined as aforesaid in a prison in the State to any other prison in the State 6 .]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 29
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The State of Jharkhand & Others v. Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath
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…
- Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors.
- The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Etc.Etc. v. Saeed Sohail Sheikh Etc. Etc.
- Naib Singh v. State of Punjab & Ors.