Hospital
Attendant,
Cleaner and
prisoners
who work
on Sundays
and
holidays.
Scale of award of remission when a prisoner is unable to labour
through causes beyond his control.
Rule205. (i) A convicted prisoner who is unable to labour
through causes beyond his control, such as his being in court, in
transit from one prison to another, in hospital or in an invalid gang
shall be granted remission under rule 204 on the scale earned by
him during the previous month., if his conduct prior to and during
the period in question has been such as to deserve such grant.
(n) A convicted prisoner whose absence from work is due to
his own misconduct in prison, shall not be allowed remission for
labour under rule 204 for the period of absence, when the Medical
Officer reports that the prisoner's absence from labour is due to
causes within his control and is caused by action of the prisoner
himself with a view to avoid work or to get admission into or to
.remain in hospital.
(iii) A prisoner under sentence of death whose death
sentence is subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life or
rigorous imprisonment for any period on appeal or otherwise shall
be entitled to. award of ordinary remission under sub-rule (i) of
rule 204 from the date of award of such death sentence.
Section 382-B of Criminal Procedure Code.
382-B.
Period
of detention
to
be" considered
while,.warding sentence of imprisonment. Where a Court decides
to pass a sentence of imprisonment on an accused for an offence it
[shall take into consideration the period, if any, during which such
accused was detained in custody for such offence Appellate
Court has power to apply this Section.
Application of remission system.
Rule206. (i) Remission shall be calculated from the
first day of-the calendar month next following the date of the
prisoner's sentence.
;
(ii) Prisoner who after having been released on bail or
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