Prisons (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1956

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    "title": "Prisons (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1956",
    "short_title": "Prisons (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1956",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act, 31 of 1956)",
    "act_year": 1956,
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    "location": "Bihar",
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        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "2. Amendment of Section 46 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "content": "(i) clause (12) shall be omitted; and\n(ii) in the proviso, the words \"or to whipping\" shall be omitted .",
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            "number": "47",
            "title": "3. Amendment of Section 47 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "number": "50",
            "title": "4. Amendment of Section 50 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "number": "51",
            "title": "5. Amendment of Section 51 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "number": "53",
            "title": "6. Repeal of Section 53 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "number": "57",
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        {
            "number": "59",
            "title": "8. Amendment of Section 59 of Act IX of 1894.",
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            "content": "(i) in clause (16), for the word \"transportation\", the words \"imprisonment for life\" shall be substituted ; and\n(ii) in clause (22), the words \"transportation or\" shall be omitted .",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 31st January, 2020 [bh623]",
        "Act Number": "(Bihar Act, 31 of 1956)",
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        "Act Year": "1956",
        "Short Title": "Prisons (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1956",
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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