Convicted prisoners to be provided with prison clothing.
Rule24. Every convicted prisoner sentenced to rigorous
imprisonment, shall be provided with prison clothing and
equipment according to the prescribed scale. Every prisoner shall
on admission be required to wash himself and his clothes
thoroughly.
Procedure on completion of entries in admission register.
Rule25. On completion of the necessary entries in the
admission register and of the procedure prescribed in this Chapter,
the Deputy Superintendent shall check each entry and satisfy
himself that the entries correspond with the warrants and are
correct in every respect and shall append his initials in token
thereof.
The Assistant Superintendent incharge of admissions shall
produce, as soon as possible, all the newly admitted prisoners with
their warrants and the admission register before the Superintendent.
Inspection by the Superintendent.
Rule26. The Superintendent shall satisfy himself that the
prisoner's description, identification, marks and thumb
impression/signature have been duly recorded in the admission
register. The Superintendent shall countersign the entries of private
property, appeal and release date after satisfying himself about
their accuracy. He shall inspect the clothing and equipment issued
to the prisoner,
Examination of warrants.
Rule27. The Deputy Superintendent and the Assistant
Superintendent incharge of admissions shall examine the warrant
of every convicted prisoner and satisfy himself:(i)
that there is a separate warrant for every convict;
(ii)
that the warrant bears the date on which the
sentence was passed, that the impression of the
Court's seal is clear and distinct and that the
signature of the Presiding Officer of the Court is
legible and in full;
that the parentage, caste, residence and occupation
of the convict are duly set forth in the warrant;
that the period of imprisonment to which the
convict has been sentenced is, clearly written in
block letters as well as in figures;
(iii)
(iv)
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