law: Prisoners Act, 1900
  2. Definition 
  In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject
  
  or context,-
  (a) "Court" includes a Coroner and officer lawfully
  
  exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction; and
  (b) "prison" include any place which has been declared
  
  by the 4[State Government], by general or special order, to be a subsidiary
  
  jail;
  5[(c) "State" means a part A State or a Part C State,
  
  and "State" means all the territories for the time being compromised
  
  within Part A State and Part C State.