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Bihar Detenu Prisoner Order, 1980
Bihar Detenu Prisoner Order, 1980
Sections
1. Short title.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 27. Nature of detention.
Section 78. Periodical reports.
Section 89. Diet, clothing and equipment.
Section 912. Interviews.
Section 1223. Letters.
Section 2332. Representation to Government or petition addressed to court.
Section 3233. Telegrams.
Section 3334. Jail Visitors.
Section 3435. Newspapers and books.
Section 3537. Exercise.
Section 3739. Labour.
Section 3940. Writing materials.
Section 4041. Allowance to prisoners.
Section 4143. Discipline.
Section 4344. Hunger strikes.
Section 4445. Conduct and duties of detenu prisoners.
Section 4546. Offences and penalties.
Section 4649. Appearance at examinations.
Section 4962. History Ticket.
Section 6263. Matters not specifically provided for in this order.
Section 63
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"content": "(b) \"Government\" means the Government of the State of Bihar;\n(c) \"Members of the Detenu prisoners' family\" means the prisoner's parents, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law (brother's wife), uncle, nephew, maternal uncle, wife's or husband's brother, daughter's husband and the husband or wife of the prisoner;\n(d) \"Superintendent\" means Superintendent of the Jail in which a detenu prisoner is detained for the time being;\n(e) \"Detenu Prisoner\" means a person in respect of whom an order is made under Section 3 of the Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.\n3.\n4.\n5.\n(a) A copy of such transfer order shall be sent to the Food, Supply and Commerce Department.\n(b) Detenu Prisoners shall be transferred to a non-jail hospital without previous reference to and without taking order of Government in the Food, Supply and Commerce Department.\n(c) Detenu Prisoners shall not be removed from one State to another except with the consent of that other State.\n6.",
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"content": "10.\nDhoti ...............................................3\nKurta or shirt ..................................2\nGamachha .....................................2\nBanian ............................................2\nTowel ...............................................2\nWoolen coat ...................................1 If the period of detention falls between the 1st November and\nFlannel Shirt ...................................1 the 1st February.\n(b) A Detenu Prisoner who desires to have clothing of his own choice in preference to the jail made clothing on the scale specified above, may be paid for the purpose a suitable amount not exceeding-\n(i) Rs. 200 at an interval of 6 months for cotton clothing; and\n(ii) Rs. 400 for warm clothing if the period of detention falls between the 1st November and 1st February in any year.\n(c) A Detenu Prisoner may be supplied with the following bedding and footwear. -\nBlankets ........................................2\nSheet .............................................2\nPillow .............................................1\nPillow cases .................................2 pairs, a year\nChappal ........................................1 pair a year.\nCharpoy . ......................................1\nMattress ........................................1\nMosquito net .................................1\n(d) A Detenu Prisoner shall not be entitled to take away with him on release from the jail. -\n(i) the woolen clothings unless he has used them for atleast six months; or\n(ii) the kurta, dhoti or shirt , unless he has used them for atleast six months; or\n(iii) the chappals , unless he has used them for atleast six months, supplied to him for use in the jail.\n11.",
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"content": "13.\n14.\n(a) member of the detenu prisoner's family; or\n(b) if there is no competent male member of the detenu prisoner's family with whom he can discuss his business affairs, an agent of the prisoner.\n(ii) The subject-matter of any interview shall be confined to the personal, domestic or business affairs of the detenu prisoner.\n(iii) An interview shall not except with the written permission of the Superintendent or of the D.M., last for more than half an hour.\n15.\n16.\n17.\n18.\n19.\n20.\n21.\n22.",
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"content": "24.\n25.\n26.\n27.\n28.\n29.\n30.\n31.",
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"title": "32. Representation to Government or petition addressed to court.",
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"number": "33",
"title": "33. Telegrams.",
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"number": "34",
"title": "34. Jail Visitors.",
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"title": "35. Newspapers and books.",
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"content": "36.",
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"title": "37. Exercise.",
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"content": "38.\nIndoor games.\nIndoor games.\nPlaying cards ....................... 1 packet for every 12 prisoners.\nChess .................................... 1 set for every sixteen prisoners.\nCarrom .................................. 1 set for every sixteen prisoners.\nOutdoor games. Volley balls, bladder, net, etc. - 1 set for every 36 prisoners in each of the Central Jails. Tenyocoit, net, etc. - I set for every 36 prisoners in each of the District Jails. 39. Labour. - A detenu prisoner shall not be assigned any task including physical labour, unless he voluntarily expresses his willingness to undertake it. In all cases where a task is assigned appropriate remuneration shall be paid if he is willing to accept the same and committed to the private fund of the detenu prisoners kept with the Superintendent of the Jail.\nOutdoor games.\nOutdoor games.\nVolley balls, bladder, net, etc. - 1 set for every 36 prisoners in each of the Central Jails.\nTenyocoit, net, etc. - I set for every 36 prisoners in each of the District Jails.",
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"title": "40. Writing materials.",
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"title": "41. Allowance to prisoners.",
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"title": "43. Discipline.",
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"title": "44. Hunger strikes.",
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"content": "(i) shall reside in the accommodation allotted to him by the Superintendent in the association ward;\n(ii) shall not proceed beyond the limit of the prison save with the permission of the Superintendent given by general or special order in this behalf;\n(iii) shall obey the orders of the Superintendent issued from time to time for the comfort, safety and health, or for discipline, orderly conduct and control of the detenu prisoners;\n(iv) shall attend roll-call and answer to his name in person at such time and places within the prison as may be appointed by the Superintendent;\n(v) shall conform to the standards of cleanliness and dress laid down by the Superintendent;\n(vi) shall not wilfully do anything likely to affect his own bodily welfare;\n(vii) shall not have in his possession any coin, currency notes or negotiable instruments, any weapons, sticks, razors other than safety razors, pieces of iron or any other article which may be used as weapon or receive, possess or transfer any article in contravention of an order of the Superintendent;\n(viii) shall not exchange or sell any of his kit equipment, clothes, furniture or other possessions; and\n(ix) shall not resort to hunger strike.",
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"title": "46. Offences and penalties.",
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"content": "(i) assaults, insults, threatens or obstructs, any fellow prisoner or any officer of the prison or any other Government servant, or any person employed in or visiting the prison; or\n(ii) quarrel in the prison with any person; or\n(iii) is guilty of indecent, immoral or disorderly conduct; or\n(iv) communicates, or attempts to communicate in an unauthorised manner with any person inside or outside the prison; or\n(v) bribes or attempts to bribe any Government servant or any other person employed in or visiting the prison; or\n(vi) commits any nuisance or wilfully be-fouls any well, latrine, washing or bathing place; or\n(vii) disobeys the orders of or shows dis-respect to any officer of the prison, or does anything likely to affect the health, safety or discipline of the prison; or\n(viii) wilfully damages any property belonging to Government or tampers with any locks, lamps or lights in the prison; or\n(ix) makes groundless complaint; or\n(x) attempts to commit or abets the commission by fellow prisoner of any of the foregoing acts; or\n(xi) omits or refuses to help any officer of the prison in the case of an attempted escape on the part of his fellow prisoners; or\n(xii) omits or refuses to report as soon as it comes to his notice the occurrence of any plot or conspiracy, any escape or preparation to escape, or any attack or preparation for attack upon any prisoner or prison officials;\n47.\n(a) confinement in cells for a period not exceeding fourteen days;\n(b) reduction or alteration of diet for a period exceeding fourteen days;\n(c) cancellation or reduction for a period not exceeding two months of the concession of receiving funds from outside;\n(d) cancellation or reduction for a period not exceeding two months of the privilege of writing and receiving letters or of receiving newspapers and books;\n(e) cancellation or reduction for a period not exceeding two months, of the privilege of having interview; and\n(f) cancellation of the privilege of wearing his own clothes.\n48.",
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"number": "49",
"title": "49. Appearance at examinations.",
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"content": "(a) any university established by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Bihar;\n(b) any institution in Bihar recognised by the Government.\n50.\n51.\n52.\n53.\n(a) Books prescribed or recommended by the examining authority for the examination for which the detenu prisoner is studying as well as the necessary books of reference shall not be withheld by the Superintendent.\n(b) Letters or telegrams written bonafide by a detenu prisoner to an examining authority or received by him from such authority for the purpose of examination shall not be deemed to be letter or correspondence for the purpose of clauses 23 to 26, 28 and 30 and shall not be governed by these clauses.\n(c) A detenu prisoner may at his own cost be allowed to have additional exercise books, magazines, pens and ink to such extent as the Superintendent may think necessary for the preparation of the examination.\n54.\n(a) the cost involved in the correspondence between the detenu prisoner or the Superintendent and the examining authority for obtaining the necessary permission to appear at the examination; and\n(b) when the examination is held inside the Jail, the charges in respect of the invigilation and the conduct of such examination incurred with the previous sanction of the Government.\n55.\n56.\n57.\n58.\n59.\n60.\n61.",
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"number": "62",
"title": "62. History Ticket.",
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"content": "(ii) No article shall be issued for the use of detenu prisoner unless it has been noted in his history ticket and passed by the Superintendent.\n(iii) That a detenu prisoner if transferred from one jail to another, the clothing and other articles except furniture supplied to him at the cost of Government shall be sent with him. A list of the articles so sent shall be noted in his history ticket.",
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"number": "63",
"title": "63. Matters not specifically provided for in this order.",
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"content": "(ii) Cases of special difficulties shall be referred to the District Magistrate for orders in matters affecting the discipline and routine of the Jail. The District Magistrate shall consult the Inspector-General of Prisons.\n64.",
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"Act ID": "bh142",
"Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. S.O. 914, dated 13th September, 1980",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "1980",
"Short Title": "Bihar Detenu Prisoner Order, 1980",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Bihar"
},
"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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