Punjab Borstal Act, 1926

No: 11 Dated: Aug, 27 1926

THE PUNJAJB BORSTAL ACT, 1926

PUNJAB ACT XI OF 1926

    An Act to make provision for the establishment and regulation of Borstal Institutions in Punjab and training of adolescent offenders therein

    Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the establishment and regulation of Borstal Institutions in Punjab and for the detention and training of adolescent offenders therein ; and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor General under sub-section (3) of section 80-A of the Government of India Act has been obtained;

It is hereby enacted as follows :

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926.

(2) It extends to Punjab.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint in this behalf.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context-

(1) "Borstal Institution" means a place in which offenders may be detained under this Act and given such industrial training and other instruction and subjected to such disciplinary and moral influences as will conduce to their reformation;

(2) "detained" means detained in, and "detention" means detention in a Borstal Institution;

(3) "inmate" means any person ordered to be detained;

(4) "offence" means -

(i) an offence punishable with transportation or rigorous imprisonment under the Indian Penal Code other than -

(a) an offence punishable with death;

(b) an offence punishable under Chapter V-A or Chapter VI of the said Code;

(ii) an offence punishable with imprisonment under the Public Gambling Act, 1867;

(iii) an offence punishable with imprisonment under the Opium Act, 1878;

(iv) an offence punishable with imprisonment under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914;

(5) "officer" means an officer of a Borstal Institution appointed in such manner as may be prescribed;

(6) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under the provisions of this Act;

(7) "security for good behaviour" means security for good behaviour otherwise than for political activities under section 109 or section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898;

(8) "Superintendent" means a Superintendent of a Borstal Institution appointed in such manner as may be prescribed.

3. Establishment of Borstal Institutions. - For the purposes of this Act the State Government may establish one or more Borstal Institutions.

4. Appointment of Director of Borstal Institutions, officers and visiting committees. - (1) The State Government shall appoint any person not being a police officer, to be Director of Borstal Institution and he shall exercise, subject to the orders of the State Government, general control and superintendence of all Borstal Institutions.

(2) For every Borstal Institution the State Government shall appoint a Superintendent, and such other officers as may be necessary.

(3) For every Borstal Institution a visiting committee shall be appointed in such manner as may be prescribed.