(1) In each case the District Magistrate shall deter mine whether or not the proposed guardian is fit to act as such having ret;aTd to his status, antecedents, and the deg ree of Control that he may exercise on the -orison er, and inform the Gove~nment ofris opinicr. . •·
(2)_ Parents or relatives of a prisoi:er may be appointed guardians if the Distrk1. M1gist:o-ate is satisfied that they are fit to act as such guardians.
(3) An officer of a prison shall in no case be eligibi> to act as guardian unless the lnsoector-Gereri>J of Prions Madhya Pradesh, sanctiors it. · · ' 425 Warrant commitment.
of Returning of licence to the Superintendent on its expiry.
Police Registered convicts.
Guardian.
426 Remission sentence.
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f., Rep~al saving.
JAIL MANUAL [ CHAPTER V of 15. (1) An application for rem1ss1on of senterce undt:.t section 8 of the Act shall be made by the .prisoner or by the perso'n offe rirg himself as· his surety to the District Magis trate of the district in which he was cor..victed or where he was C)nvictec! in more than one district then to the District Magist:ate of ·an) su~h district.
(2) T ,1e District Magistrate shall; on a consideration of the antecedents of the prisorer, his CGrduct in •jail and bis environments and aftt't: cot:sultirj?. tte ·Probation Officer where or:e is appointed and such ·other ·. autboriti<'S ·, as he may think prcp:!r, within one -month of tl:ie · receipt· of the application forward it to the Government stBtint bis opinion ·whether the prisoner is likely to abstain, from crime ~nd lead a peaceable life if release_d from prison. ·· ·
(3) The GJvernment may, on receipt ~f such applicioton release the prisoner on his en terir g irto a bord with or:c or more sureties for such amount and. for such period as the Government mav direct, to be of good behaviour ar.o to observe such conditions, as th·,: Government ma) impose .
(4) If an) prisoner relelised under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act fails :to observe the conditions of the bond, the District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magisrate, if authorised by the District Magisrate may take proceedings under section 514 of the . Code of Criminal Proce_dure, -1898 and report to the Government for the cancellation of the order remitting the sentence passed under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Act, and tht> Government may pass such orders in accordance .with sub-section (3) of section 8 as it may deem fit.
and i6. The Madhya Bharat Prisoners' Release on Probation Rules, 1954, are hereby repealed; ·
Provided that anyt,hing done or any action taken under the rules so repealed shall. uple~s such thing or action is _inconsistent with the provisions of these rules, be deemed to have been done qr taken under the corresponding provisions of these· rules.
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CHAPTER V l JAIL MANUAL FORM A .
[See sub-rule (1) of rule 61 [To be supplied to a prisoner, his relative (or his), guardian free of charge] ' .
Application by the prisoner to the Superintendent of a Prison for release under section 2 of the Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Proabtion Act, 1954.
. ( Act_N9. 15 of 1954) ( To be filled in by the prisoner and bis guardian) Jail. .................... .... .
1. ' Name and No. of Prisoner .. ... ,. ....... :: ............. .
2. Father's Name ............................. .
. 3. Caste· ........ ..................... .
4. Residence-Village, mohalla · or town .. .... . (; .. . ...... .
Police Station .... : ...... . ...... , District .......... l; ......... .
5. Name of the proposed guardian .with his , father's l name ... . .. ......... . ................................ .. ...... .
6. Guardian's caste ......... •············:· ..... .
7. Guardian's age ........................ : .... .
8. Guardian's occupation ............................. :
9. Guardian's residence-Village, mohalla or. t<?_wn .....• Police Station ..... ; ............ , District .................... .
10. Is the guardia!l · literate ? .............. ............... .
11. Is the guardian related to the prisoner ? If so, how? ..... ........................ .
Declaration by the Prisoner I hereby, declare that I d~sire to be released on licence under the Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Act, 1954, and shall faithfully comply with the conditions of the licence.
Dated ............ ..... . ·····································- Signature of the Priso,ie,/ Left thumb i111pressi01t 427 428 JAIL MANUAL [ CHAPTER V Declaration by the Guardian •1 on behalf of.. ............ .Institution/Society agree to undertake the supervision of ..................... prisoner men.
tioned above and shall comply with the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Act 1954, the rules framed thereunder and the·conditions of th;
licenee.
Dated ............. . . Signature of the Guardian/ Left thumb ;,npressr·on (Tobe filled in by the Superintendent ot Jail) Casual\ Habitual J No. of previous ccnvictiu~, if ar:y •. .•. .•. ... .••.•..•..
1. Prisoner's Name ar:d No ...................•.................
2. Prisoner's age . . . . . . . . . . . . years, offence ................. .
3. Senter.cing Officer and Case No ........................ .
4. Pericd of senteIJce...... ............ fine, if an~ ....... ..
fine realised .......... ............. .
5. . Date of sentence ...................................... ......... .
6· Period actually spent in jail up to the date of application........................ months ...................... .... .
7. Remissioi:.s earned ............... years ............... months ................................. days.
8. Total of columns 6 and 7 ............ years ...... months ........................... days.
9. Prisoner's date of release after a.llowing probable remission ut!der the rule ...................................... .
10. Physical an<l mental condition of the prison:r • The rest of this line shall be scored out if the proposed guardian is not a society or an institution.
CHAPTER V ] JAIL ]#NUAL *l 1~ Cor.duct in Jail. ..................................... ......... .
*12. Effect of imprisonment undergone ...................... .
*13. Is the prisoner eligible in every way ? If not, the suuerintendent shall in his own hand record here th~ order rejecting this application with reasons ..... .
tI4. Is it advisable to release the prisoner on licence?
Entries checked with warrants ........................... .
Superintendent of Jail Jailor.
Date ....... ·............ ..... ... Name of Jail. ...... ................... .
( To be filled in by the District Magistrate)
1. Date of receipt in the District Magistrate's office ..... .
2. Brief History of the case ............................. , ..... .
3. Is the proposed guardian fit to act as such .............. .
4. Having regard to the orisoncr's antecedents and his conduct in prison, is he likely to abstain from crime and lead a peaceable life if released on licence ? ..... .
District Magistrate, Name of District.
Recomm,endation of the Board
1. Recommended for release on licence ................. .
2. Recommer:.ded for release on licence after ...............•.• months in default of payment of fine or sooner, if fine or portion of fine is paid.
3. Recommended for release on licence provided a suit able guardian is available.
*These entries should be in the band of the Superintendent.
tlf not, please state reasons in brief.
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4. Recommended for release o~ licence after ....... .... ... .
month if prisoner's cor.duct is satisfactory.
5. Postponed till.. .... if prisoner's conduct is sat~sfactory.
6. Postponed tiU a suitable guardian -is forthcoming ..... .
7. Rejected ........... ... ... ................. . .............. .......... .
8. Name of guardian to be recognised .................... .
Member Member Chairman Dated ..................... 19 ORDER OF GOVERNMENT ~ Board's recommendation accepted.
Dated ................. . ... 19 Secretary to Government Ednorsement on revocation of licence Dated ........... .. ........ 19 Secretary to Governmem 1 FORM-B [ See sub-rule (2) of ru'.: 6 ] Jail Register of applications for release under the Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Act, 1954 Serial Date Name Prison- Whether- Whether Da te of Date of Order of Name of Date giv- Date of Num• of ap- ofpri· ers' applica- returned the expiry despatch the Gove- the ing the readmis ber plica~ son::r number tion reje- by the oflicence oft heap- rnment Guardian licence sion of the tion cted by the Superin- if plication and prisoner Superin- tendent granted to the delivery to the tendent to the district of the Jail prisoner Magis- Prisoner trate to lhe guardian
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 'J ' . ' Date if Signature any of of the the guardian in revoca- token of tion of the receipt the of the licence licence and delivery to him of the Prisoner
(13) (14) Date of Remarks final release
(15) (16) Q ?J ~ < E t"-4 ~ ~ d ~ e .... , FORM-C [ See sub-rule (4) of rule 6] Register of applications for release under the Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Act, 1954 to be maintained in the office of the District Magistrate Serial Date of Name of Name of Whether Date of Order of the Name of Date if any Whether Remarks Number the receipt of Prisoner convicting recommended despatch of Government Guardian of revocation action taken application court to appllcation of licence under section from the Government to the 7 of the Act Superintendent for release Inspector- Genernl of prisons
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ~ E r-4 !
> r-4 0 :r:
> 'U @ ~ < ......
j CHAPT£R V ] F,ORM D, (See rule 7) Licence of c9'}ditional release under--Sect.fon·2 o·f the M.adbya J.>radtsltP,ri~er1s-Release on 1!1"6Jiation- .Net; 19'5-41• Im e_xen,ise ofithe-powers, oonfe_r,red flzy Sectitln'2 1ofr tlie~ M.l!tibyai Braidesh, Btisonetls-Re.le-ase on P,tobatiow ~ct;, 1~4'• th~ Government- iSLpleased; subject to •tlla obserw.ncel of'-the'l canditioEs,here-it after.set,fo,rt.h; ·,tn:g.rant•an.;l rll rectltl!e relt'elce of ........................ . : ....... sonldaugh'ter/wife~of' .......... : . . ~ ..
caste ......... ...... . ... aged . ...... .. .. ·. r /o .. . ................. ...... police sta;tio:Q-...... ,. .•. _ .. ..... ... . ....... ,.Qi~trict! ..•.........•.•.... . , , · co:o.vict number . ... . ... . ......... .... , at• ptt>se.nt confined in-: the: . ... ... .
jail ard place him under the supervision fr.-0 ' authority of .............. . ......... son of .. ~, ········••.•· ·· caste ........ : .. . resident of ............... . .. pol ice station, ... : ......... :.. .. district ............ .
. .. , .... ... ........... , ...... •.... Proha~ion. Officer10r So<dety/In:stitution hereby* app_ointedtas the,guiirdi:m of.the..-said ·pri~oner.
The licen<;e.:: sh'all ·expire on th'e; ..................... . da:t of."
................ ..... ..... ..... . ... ~.19 , unless previously revoi«:d:
Gopditions ,to be obsei-ved 'b~ the Liaeasee
1. Tbe li~enst; c sh~ll ·remai.B.,i.n'4,r the Sb1\)Crvisioru ·and1 auth01;it:, of the.aboye-men.tion~d g~arfilJan d~itl.gi:tbntpericd;, of the lictnce. He $h,all obey.-all the.fo.structions oiihe.guar+ d ian ,issytjd -to him either verb~lJy or in ,writingiregardiing his.
residence, employment er conduct.
. 2. He sb~ll not.proceed-. b~tond thoiim,its of tb.4 • pJaces witbin, ·which he may. be restricit.ed, by;bis. guatdtian -mithout•, , his pefmission,and .. sball proceed to· all}\ ~lace.diJ:ected by-the,- 1,;uardian, and 1~y the rouie pfescribecl. bJ..rt~e g,u.arpian;., _
3. He shall report himself at such times ard places and to such persons as the guardian may from time to time directr 4 . . He~hallhim~el£w:itJ:i.cllle industry and to the satisf~~~• tion of the guardian, may ·direct him to emplo)' himself.
5. Heshallnotcommitin the Indian Union any criminaf, offence punishable by any' law for the time being in force in Indian Union or any part thereof 434 JAIL MANUAL - [ CHAPTER V
6. He shall not in any_ way associate with persons known to be of bad character or lead dissolute or evil life.
·~ 7. If i~ the ·opinion_~~ the Governm~nt h!! is found to have committed a breach of the a9ove mentioned conditiGJjs, the G0vernment niay, after the person con<:eme·d has been given an opportunity to represent his case before the District Magistrate of the district in V\hich he is residing at the · time, revoke a licence and direct his recommitment to prison to serve the rest of the sentence, subject to the provision of sec tion 4 of the Madh}::l Prade~h Prisoner'i: Release on Probation Act, 1954.
s. On, revocation of this I icence, the licensee shall return to the_ prison named in the order of revocation on or before the .date specified therein.
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Guai-dian's Duty It shall b.e the duty of the guardian to see that con cl itions of the 1 icence are fulfilled. He shall look after the conduct ' and ~elfare of the licensee and generally act in LOCO PARENTIS, if the licensee's conduct be bad, it shall be the duty of the guardian to report the fact to the District Magis trate.
If a prisoner released on licence 1.~nde.r tbe Act escapes from the supervision or authority cf & guardian or fails to return to prison on revocation cf his licence the guariian shall immediately inform . the District Magistrate ax:o .the Superintendent ano repott to the nearest police-stauon, and action shall be taken ·against the prisoner as in a cognizable cas.e.
On the expiry of the period of1icence, othrewise than by Tevocation, the guardian shall forthwith inform the licensee that he is absohed from the observations of all conditions of the licence, shall triake a note to that effect on the licence and shall return it to the Superintendent.
Dat,; .....•......... -.... 19 Secretary to Gvvernment, M. P.
Home Department
CHAPTER V] JAIL MANUAL FORM E .
[ See ~ub rule (4) of rul~ lQ] ·Order of revocation of licence under section 6 of the Madhya Pradesh Prisoner's Release on Probation Act, 1954 In ~xercise of the . powers conferred by- s~ction 6 of the .Madhya Pradesh prisoner's Release on Probation Act, 1954, the Government hereby revokes with effect from ........ : .. .
the licence under the Si\id Act granted on .................. to ....................... son /daughter /wife of ....................... .
resident of ....................... :con'vict No ............... of .... . .. .
Prison, under the guardianship of ............ son of ........ ... .
resident of .............................. , cl istrict .• ..•................ and direct that he be re-admitted into the prison, to serve the rest of bis sentence subject to the provisions of section 4 of the said Act.
(The said convict is directed to report himself to the .Superintendent ofthe .................. prison at ................. on or before the ......... : ..... ) .
. Date ........................ 19 Secretary to Govern111ent, M. P., Home Department 435