CHAPTER-21 Clothing and Equipment: Supply of clothing to prisoners: Rule508. (i) Every prisoner sentenced to rigorous imprisonment or imprisonment for life shall be supplied with, and wear prison clothing in accordance with the prescribed scale. (ii) No prisoner to whom any clothing or bedding is supplied under the above clause, shall receive, possess or use, or be permitted to receive, possess or use, any article of clothing or bedding other than an article so supplied, or an article, the receipt, possession or use of which the Superintendentmay, at any time, sanction in respect of any such prisoner. Clothing for simple imprisonment and under trial prisoners: Rule509. Prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment and under-trial prisoners shall be permitted to wear their own clothing, provided:(a) that such convicted or under-trial prisoners as are unable to provide themselves with the necessary clothing shall be supplied with sufficient clothing from the prison stores, and (b) prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment who elect to labour shall be supplied with and wear the same clothing as is supplied to prisoners sentenced in rigorous imprisonment. Military prisoners not permitted to wear uniform: Rule510. (i) Prisoners belonging to Army and other formations, who wear uniforms shall on no account be allowed to wear them in prison. (ii) If such prisoner is entitled under the rules to wear his own clothing, but possesses nothing except his uniform, he shall be provided with the necessary clothing from the prison stores. Prisoners not allowed to wear political symbols: Rule511. Prisoners shall not be allowed to wear political symbols. Habitual Prisoners not wear own clothes: Rule512. Habitual prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment shall not be permitted to wear their own clothing. When convicted prisoners are permitted to wear private clothing: 177