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The Chhattisgarh Prisoners release on Probation Act, 1954State Act of Chhattisgarh · Act 15 of 1954

(1) The District Magistrate on recf.i\iq; infor­ mation from the guardian or any other source, of the brea­ ch by t b.e licen see of the c01:ditior.s cf the liceLce, shall cause a cotice to be se::ved on the licensee to show cause why his licence should not be revoked. If the licensee vre­ sents himself in respocse to the notice, theD, after teariI:g him and, if he does not present himself, then without hearing him, the District Magistrate shall consider ax:d decide whether er r:ot to reccmmend to the Government for the revocation of the prisoner's licence and shall act ~ccord ingly.

(2) In case the District Magistrate decides to recommend the revocation of tte licence: he may, at the iame time, if he considers th.at t}:e licensee is unfit to be allowed to remain at large under the licence, order J, is 2-rrest and detention in the prison per ding the receipt of the orders of the Govenr­ ment.

(3) The Government shall on receipt of the District Magistrate's recommendation pass such orders as it may deem prope_r.

( 4) An order of revocation of licen~e shall be in 'Form E and shall be served upon the licensee if detained in prison by the Superit\ter.dcnt, and if not det2it:ed in pri~on by tlie officer ir.-charge of police station.

(5) The order of reVOl:ation shall be noted on the licence and in the registers maintair:ed by the District Mr.gistrate and the Superinterdent. · . (6) If a prisoner ~ele~sed on_li~nce u~~fr ~c Act e~pes f):~ the su2_ervjsioh or authori~y- qf a guaro~an o~ fail~ to re_tur1:1, t9._pri~n. onp~'!'._oqiti~n_of. ·:hi~ _ \ic~5c~, . the guard~ shall immediate})' inform . the Dist'l'ict Magistrate rr.d the CHAP'IU V ] JAIL MANUAL · Superintendent a:~d repori- to tlce nearest police station, and action shall be taken against the orisoner as in a cognizable case. . -

11. On the release of a prisor;.er ucder the Act, the Supe­ rintendent shall retain the warrant under which the priso­ n.er was c:,mmitted to prison by the court w!-iich sentenctd him until the p'!~iod of bis sentence with remissions, if any, eatned by him during the period of his confinement in jail, has expired. The period dt\ring which a prisor.er is ab­ sent from 'prison under the provisions of the A.ct otJ. a licence -which is in force shall be reckoned as part of the period of of imprisonment to which he was sentenced for the p~rpose of computing the pericd of his sentence. When tl-e con.Viet released . on ·licence has finished the sentence, tl:e Superii:­ tendent shll return the warrant or \1/arrrnts to th,e court which issued it or them.

12. On the expiry of the period of licence otherwise than b) revocation the ·guardian shall forthwith inform the licensee trat he is absolved from the observation of Condi­ tions of the licence, shall make a note to t~e effect on the I icence and shall return it to the Superintrndent.

13· When a prisoner released on licence under the Act haJ'.'t)Cns to be a police registered ccnvict the Superin­ tendent of the Prisco shall inform the SunerinteDnent cf Police of tre '<I istrict of which such convict is resident of his release on lice11 ce together with the name and address of the guardian and Shall at the same time, in.form him of the date on which the final release of the licensee is likely to take !)lace. On the final release of the prisoner the police regi­ ster slip shall be forwarded to the Superintendent of Police.

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ActThe Chhattisgarh Prisoners release on Probation Act, 1954
Section10
JurisdictionState of Chhattisgarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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