distributed in the same manner as at mid-day. They shall then go
their barracks or cells where they shall be searched, counted and
lock up.
Permission to well-behaved prisoners to sleep outside
during summer:
Rule 672. Well-behaved prisoners who have undergone onethird of their substantive sentence may be permitted to sleep
outside at night during summer months, i.e, from the 1st of May,
to the 30th of September of each year, provided the
Superintendent considers them reliable and worthy of this
concession. All prisoners under twelve years of age or over sixty
years of age irrespective of other conditions imposed and length
of term of imprisonment, may be allowed this privilege. Prisoners
who are guilty of any prison offence during the last three months,
shall be debarred. The concession shall be withdrawn from a
prisoner who has been allowed to sleep outside and subsequently
punished for any prison offence. The selection of prisoners for
this concession shall be made by the Superintendent and recorded
on history tickets under his initials.
Disposition of prisoners on parade:
Rule 673. At the Superintendent's weekly inspection, the
prisoners shall sit in single file. Before each prisoner shall be
spread out his munjmat and durrie on which shall be arranged in
order his blankets, sheet, spare suit, towel and jangia. His mug, cup
and plate shall be placed at the end in front of him. The history
ticket shall be placed over his kit. On the arrival of the
Superintendent the prisoners may make requests, if any, on their
turn. The Superintendent shall give a patient hearing to every such
request and dispose it of according to the merit of the case.
Prisoners not to leave their places to make complaints:
Rule 674. No prisoner shall leave his place at any time to
make any representation to the Superintendent or Deputy
Superintendent, but he may, if the representation as an urgent one,
such is complaint of assault or ill-treatment or the like, represent
the matter to the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendentwhen
these officers are making their rounds. Any prisoner wishing to
make a request shall, if the matter is urgent, be brought before the
Superintendent, but minor complaints and petitions should, as a
rule, await the Superintendent's
weekly parade.
Instructions to Prisoners:
Rule 675. Every prisoner shall, on admission to prison, be:-.
(a) warned to avoid the acts that are prison offences;
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