Rule576. When a prisoner commits an assault on, a prison
officer, he shall, unless he has also received injuries which
necessitate his being sent to the hospital, be confined in a cell,'
until his case has been disposed of and shall in the meantime be
kept under close supervision day and night,
Recorded report not to be withdrawn:
Rule577. A report once made by an officer against a
prisoner and recorded on. his history ticket shall not be withdrawn
except by the direction of the Superintendent after investigation.
Investigation of Reports:
Rule578. All reports shall be investigated by the
Superintendent as soon as possible. The prisoner shall be present
during the investigation and shall -be allowed to cross-examine the
officers making the report and any other officer or witness who
may be called. If a prisoner asks that any witnesses be called, it is
for the Superintendent to decide whether the calling of such
witnesses is necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
Superintendent's discretion in awarding punishments:
Rule579. (i) When the investigation & completed, the
Superintendent will clearly pronounce to the Prisoner & his award.
The Superintendent while awarding punishments', to prisoners for
prison offences, shall endeavour to apportion the penalty to the
needs of the case. Major punishments should be awarded for
offences involving serious violence or repeated or serious breaches
of rules.
(ii) If a prisoner has committed any infringement of the prison
rules through ignorance or exclusable carelessness, the
Superintendent may admonish him without recording a charge. If
such infringement amounts to an offence, it shall be recorded on the
prisoner's history ticket.
Only Superintendent authorised to award punishment:
Rule580. No report against a prisoner shall be dealt with by
any officer of the prison except the Superintendent, or, in his
absence, the officer appointed to act for him. The Superintendent
shall enter the award of any punishment on a prisoner's history
ticket with his own hands.
Entries in Punishment Register:
Rule581. (i) The Superintendent shall have the necessary
entries "made in the punishment register on the same day a
punishment is awarded to a prisoner.
(ii) In case of every serious offence, the names of the witnesses
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