Section 42 of TPA : Section 42: Penalty For Introduction Or Removal Of Prohibited Articles Into Or From Prison And Communication With Prisoners

Explanation using Example

Imagine a person named John, who decides to visit his friend Mark, who is incarcerated. John tries to sneak in a smartphone, which is considered a prohibited article under the prison's rules. As John attempts to pass the phone to Mark during the visit, a vigilant prison officer notices and seizes the smartphone. John is subsequently arrested for attempting to introduce a prohibited article into the prison. Under Section 42 of The Prisons Act, 1894, John could face a conviction before a Magistrate and be liable to imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or both, for his attempt to supply a prohibited item to an inmate.