prison rules by any prisoner in his charge, and to
report the same;
(e)
report cases of sickness;
(f)
assist in quelling any disturbance and, in case of
necessity, defend any official;
(g) perform such task as may be allotted to him during
the day and render all proper assistance to the
warder-in-charge of his gang;
(h) When so required, act as a messenger within the
prison walls and escort prisoners from one part of
the prison to another; and
(i)
watch the prison walls and prevent prisoners from
lurking near them.
Duties of moqaddam.
Rule461. The duties of a moqaddam shall be to—
(a) perform all or any of the duties of a numberdar which
it may at any be his duty to perform;
(b) When so required, patrol the outside of wards at night,
in the manner prescribed for warders; and to
(c). see that prisoners keep themselves clean, wash and
fold their clothing properly and keep their feeding
untensils and .fetters clean and bright.
Duties of shinposh.
Rule462. The duties of shinposh shall be to—
(a)
perform all or any of the duties of numberdar or
moqaddam which it may at any time be his duty to
perform;
(b)
take charge of a certain number of subordinate
convict officers and prisoners inside the prison, and
see that the duties assigned to such subordinate
convict officers and prisoners, respectively, are
properly performed; and to
(c)
take charge a section or the prison or a workshop
enclosure, maintain order and discipline amongst
its occupants, exclude therefrom prisoners who are
not, and detain therein prisoners who are, in his
charge.
A convict officer permanently incapacitated, may be
reduced.
Rule463. Should a convict officer, from any cause at any
time become permanently incapacitated physically or mentally for
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