Punjab Open Air Jail Rules, 1978

Rule, 1978

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(2) . They shafr c~1ne into force at once. . _

2. Definit ;ons. '--:In ·these rufes; .unfess·:t11e . context otherwise 'req wires,-~ ( a) · Act' means the Prisons Act; l 894 (Act 9 of 1894);

( c) ' inmate' means a prisoner •\V,ho is ur~d-~-r detention in Qp~n Air Jail; and

(d) 'OpenAir Jair means .any place use.9 i:tS suc,hpermancntly L!hderthe orders of the $tate -Govermnent.for. tht det~ntion of p,risoner,s and incl1,1pes. all lands and ~ , • • .•• ~' • '•,,;•'" ;: , •' \ • H .:= < : •• :r. ,- '/ •.,~•• • •• tion in Open Air Jail . unless.- , .s< ;-- -·- 5:::,/ · ').f ,;i >,;;,-. ~; ··t ·· <~ ·· ' . . . . .. . ,. : . ~-: /t :j .. ·:: .:·.-~ . ~ ---~~· . :/·/\/

(i) he is casual prisoner: " .. ·. ·· --i> f -· ·-i l , J;. , .. • -· .? _ __ . _ _ .. : • .. .,_ " :· ·.·._· • ~- ~.-.. ~t:\,. ·.-~\: ,.~(--·.::_:\.· .,~~'<;·:~-''..~' <._.~·-,. __ \_. /\::r ___ ~;. ~\:~~:~ .. J,/ -- '"~, _...... - ; .- 0 i ~. il e is not less thaiY-t \\'enty-one·yearScc.D-_dtordfri'aWy 'fiot'inore·t:n~n fifty years OI · age ai1d 11as-go~o·ct phjsif,-a l and 111enrnf healt:h without any his rory of a diseast> which may be aggravated in the Open Air Jail; · ·

(iii) he is.fit for manual:' labqur ,: . <, ... ,. ,, .

one year or -is.: a prisoner seritenced to simple impi'isonment"·but elecrs: to do la- . bour--zmdi n either case·theconviction is for an offence 0ther than .that mention.e·d · 364, 376, 382, 386 to' 389, 395 to 402, 413, 459·· and ~60 of the ·said Code and , he also fulfils the ,following conditions: .: · · ·

(a) in.case he is a pris~ner s~ntence:9fo!,~pe,rip.d'of.nqt ~ ore th~n se,,en ;years- he has undergone one: fifth of the. substantive ,sentence; . , · .. ·

(b) in C_qS~ he .is a: p;i,soneF s~~t~-h~-~~J9 n1qre ~lj{l!J seven, ;;ear; 'O'f sentenced to life- imprisonment, he ·hqs ,, ~11~pe~~9J}.e. ;~pe;Joi1rth ·oY'the,. substantive sen:- -\ ·:. '. ::·t .. ) ment for fourt~en years !Il the ·~c1se of prisoners rtbO\ 't Twemy years of age "' .- '# ) ( .. ~ .. C. ,::.,~ ) r I ' • . , • . A f I. Yiii) no criminal case is p,ending ag~inst lihn~ , ./ · "., ,- t: ,! ~ (i.X) he had not at W)Y tim~ escapedofrorn the )ail; ; ' : . 1-\ ·~ <p he is willing to w.ork in the Open ;!r:-Jail•.and has· good f?-m'ily backgr~;und; · ' l~i) the unexpired portion)of,his -seritence is more than .. six mortths on rhe date he is ; to be transt~r,red to ·tn~ ·Opyh .Air Jail; aitd· . . . . . , ... ' ' .•. ' >. - • ' , f. ~ .

, afterrclease. , .. · · · ·· . . . ' · . ·:-' . ,;:- ·, " ( • ' · Me.di~a:J Officer or suboraina·te;MedicarOificer, the .medical examination shall be con­ ducteWby the Chief Medic~H:>fficer 'or Dep·uty Ch1efMedicaJ'C)fficer of the district in which the Jail is situate. · and '1'e-liare Oft1cer, of the conc~rn~d J~nj:; S,electe,ael_1g1bl_e wrsoners shall be transferred

2. final selection sha'lfb,~ made. by.,{<::~mniittee consisting of the Inspector General of Pr~sops, P.unjab·or·his n0111jhee whos·et arlk shal1 not odess :than that of Assistant Ins pee- t · ~,.~ -~- . '." .. . Li . ·: . ' . ' i. /(iii) . Re_coilini'enda~fons hf:.t~e .S.uperintendent Jail that the prisoner has:,.done good. · work atHhe Jail; ancl · · ·!' i - . .,_ ~, ' : . -~. . ., ' _\·.. -.~, • I · (at :from 1 ~tb Apnl to ~5th_ Qctob~r., .. .... . ,; .. .... ~.., le/• ', , '.; • ,' • 1 _J_ :.

~ A JvL to I:! Noon, 4 hours. work in the farm.

12 Noon to 12-30 P.M., 1/2 hours. rest.

Appendix ✓ 489 12.30 P.M. to 4 P.M., 4 hours - ~'ark in the farm . . .

~Ole - The Superintendent, o;cn Air Jail is authorl~ed to aciju~t t~; 00\lfS of WO;;: mention'ed above, m _ac~ordance wilh the i1.1still1lib1mf reqµirements _and additj'onal trninirtg and seil• ~o~ml yariat!ons and night wor~ requirement, especially for, rumii'ng ·o/ tub·e-\\:ell~ and 1rngauon of the crop fields . . . · · · ·· · , ' · . :

11. Recreation faciliti~s,. - A r~dio set, gam; s and-otl~er.f~ciliti~s s\-i~ llr.be ·provi:d,e,d fi!rr i the recreation of the hunates at Governm~nr exp_ense. . ·:, ''. : , ·., ·. • .

12. Canteen. - A canteen shall be estab,lisbed in ~pen Ait J.ai! in~c~o~d~s:~ with-t]:ie . provisions qf the _Punjao Jai PCanteen. Rules, ·19.65 .. . ; · ' . ·, . ·. _ ·. ; . · _ · . . • ·~ ' j ' /,,' ~ • ..: ... I ·13. ·Gra tuit)• Earning Schem~.·- Each i~1~te' shall b'e eligibleto avaiLof the benefits of the Gratuity Earning s·chemei , · -· ·. · , · · , . · : '. . . _, I < .

~ ; 14. lnte,n :iews. - -~h~re ~hall be ;10 .. r: s;rict ion 0~ tl~e number-~f intei-v1ews by the'. in­niates with th'eir relations andfrieud·s) .nd they shall.alsoha,.ve the facili ty ofwriting,two . ..letters in a,mc;mth at Goverrniwnt expense. .. · _ ' · , · ! ,. .. ,, ~;_ ,. ·_ . •:. • , . J•·· ,\, • . .. .... . '; . : ' . ., . , ,_ lS,. Additional clot,iing; -Each il)_µ,ate shall-1::ie pi;_ovided wi'th t\VQ vests vvith sleeves , an_d one small .pi:1gnwof two)rietres •in;,1ength~ after every six ·r;nonths in addiriorpo the . '. · clothing oJherviise admissible,to: him: ;.>' · · : • ' • : .T' •. • • .• , • • '• • •. •.· •.. •' \; .: ' ·•, ·'""• '. • 11. ,,: ? ,': • , I ~ j · · . ' : . (v,j~): · Plant·protection measures,such,'as cotitrol of insects, pests- and use of insepti: :1-'· .. ',_.·~~-,cides; ' : · · ' ' .t: . ' . 't ' ·· ~ •' · (viii) Jns.truct_ion in animal~keeping, other agro industries and mixed fqrming; ~n-J · '~ix) Modern methods of gardening and inter'"cropping of vcget~b_les; ·

(2) On th~ c~mpletio~ of truini~g, ea~h irunate _snail, be eligible fpr !he· gram ~fa Ce_r­. tificate for having acqUtred proficiency in the subject or any of the subjects mentioned m :. sub-ruld l ). . ' . ' . ' . . . . I ,

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