The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955

Preamble – Preamble

In force Last verified 11 November 2026

Preamble

[20th September, 1955.]

An Act to provide for the attendance in courts of persons confined in prisons for obtaining their evidence or for answering a criminal charge.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

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