The officer-in-charge of a prison shall receive and detain all persons duly committed to his custody under this Act or otherwise by any court according to the exigency of any writ, warrant or order by which such person has been committed or until such person is discharged or removed in due course of law.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 4 · Officers-in-charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after execution or dischargeSection 5 · Officers-in-charge of prisons to give effect to sentencesSection 6 · Warrant to be sufficient authoritySection 7 · Procedure where officer-in-charge of prison doubts legality of warrantSection 8 · Removal of prisonersSection 9 · Lunatic prisoners how to be dealt withIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.