compelled to take walking exercise for not more than an hour in the
morning and an hour in the evening, if the Superintendent and the
Medical Officer consider it advisable in the interest of his health.
CHAPTER-12
Juvenile and Youthful Offenders
Juvenile and youthful offenders.
Rule280. (i) "Juvenile" in the case of male means a
prisoner who at the time of conviction was under eighteen years of
age and includes "youthful offender".
(ii) "Youthful offender" means a male juvenile who, when
convicted was fifteen years of age.
Detention of juvenile offenders.
Rule281. Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, both
classes if sentenced to three months or over shall be sent to the
Borstal Institution and juvenile Reformatory. Only youthful
offenders may be sent to the Reformatory School.
Power of Sessions Judge to send the boys to Reformatory
School.
Rule282. The Superintendent should examine every
youthful offender with a view to recommend him for admission to
the Reformatory School. If the Superintendent decides to
recommend transfer he should have the youthful offender placed
before the [Sessions Judge] under section 10 of the Reformatory
Schools Act of 1897, for an order of detention in the school. The [S
essions Judge] may, if such youthful offender appears to be a
proper person to be an inmate of a Reformatory School, direct that
instead of under going the residue of his sentence, he shall be sent
to a Reformatory School and there detained for a period which shall
be subject to the same limitations as are prescribed by or under
section 8 of the Reformatory School Act of 1897 about the period
of detention specified in it.
Selection of youthful offenders for detention in
Reformatory School.
Rule 283. In considering whether youthful offenders
should be sent to the Reformatory School, Magistrate and
Superintendents should bear the following in mind:The most proper subjects for reformative treatment are
those who are without parental or other control, and who have
committed an offence or offences against property. The following
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