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ABI Act

Overview
  • 1Short title, extent and commencement
  • 2Definitions
  • 3Establishment of Borstal Institutions
  • 4Appointment of Director of Borstal Institutions, Officers and Visiting Committee
  • 5Power of Court to make order for detention
  • 6Power of Superintendent of Prison to present adolescent offender before Sessions Judge for detention
  • 7Where action may not be taken under Section 6
  • 8Application of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and the Indian Limitation Act, 1963 and provisions of appeal and revision
  • 9Release on furnishing security
  • 10Inquiry to be made regarding the age before the passing of an order of detention
  • 11Additional Sessions Judge to have power of Sessions Judge
  • 12Detention for the first time not to be regard as disqualification
  • 13Power to release on licence
  • 14Absence under licence to be counted towards period of detention
  • 15Form of licence
  • 16Suspension and revocation of licence
  • 17Penalty for escape
  • 18Incorrigible
  • 19Persons appointed officers to be public servants
  • 20Special accommodation
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ABI Act 19

Section 19 · Persons appointed officers to be public servants

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- Persons appointed to be officers under this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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