Rule138. (i) Notice of the date of release of every juvenile
prisoner shall, one month before such date, be sent to his relatives
to receive him at prison on release.
(ii) If no relative appears to receive him, and if young is f
unable to make his way home, he shall be escorted by a warder. If
this is unnecessary, the prisoner shall be released in the ordinary
way.
COMMENTS
Under rule 138 juvenile inmates release be notified to their
relatives. If none of them turns up to receive him/her on release, a
male warder should escort such inmate to home vide Prison
Inspectorate of Punjab letter No. JB/G-1/28091-119, dated
6.5.1992.
Release of Police Registered prisoners.
Rule139. (i) P.R.T. slips of prisoners shall be forwarded by
the prison to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Special
Branch direct at least one month before the date of release.
(ii) P.R. slips of prisoners should be sent to the
Superintendent of Police of the district in which the prisoner has his
home, at least a fortnight prior to release.
(iii) P.R. and P.R.T. slips should be dispatched under
registered cover and if sent locally a receipt should be obtained
from the Police Officer.
Release of lifers and long term prisoners.
Rule 140. (i) Imprisonment for life will mean twenty-five
years rigorous imprisonment and every lifer prisoner shall undergo
a minimum of fifteen years substantive imprisonment.
(ii) The case of all prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
life shall be referred to Government, through the Inspector General,
after they have served fifteen years substantive imprisonment for
consideration with reference to section 401 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure.
(iii) The cases of all prisoners sentenced to cumulative
periods of imprisonment aggregating twenty-five years or more
shall also be submitted to Government, through the Inspector
General, when they have served fifteen years substantive sentence
for orders of the Government.
COMMENTS
Grant of remissions to the prisoners. Scope.
Provincial Government and other authorities competent under law
can grant remissions to the prisoners in accordance with law and
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