CrPC Section 266 — Definitions

CHAPTER XXII ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS

General

Summary

Clause (a) explains that “detained” includes being held under any law that provides for preventive detention.

Clause (b) says that “prison” includes (i) any place the State Government has declared by a general or special order to be a subsidiary jail, and (ii) any reformatory, Borstal institution, or similar institution.

Official Text

In this Chapter,—

(a) “detained” includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention;

(b) “prison” includes,—

(i) any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail;

(ii) any reformatory, Borstal institution or institution of a like nature.

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