(1) the day on which the deceased first complained of illness or was observed to be ill, Records to be kept by Superintendent.
* The words and figures “ or section 60 “ omitted by the A. 0, 1937.
† The words “ a central prison or “ omitted by Bombay Act, XLV of 1959 (S,4) ‡ Subs. ibid for "60".
Duties of Medical Officer.
Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
Report on death of prisoner.
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(2) the labour, if any, on which he was engaged on that day,
(3) the scale of his diet on that day,
(4) the day on which he was admitted to hospital,
(5) the day on which the Medical Officer was first informed of the illness,
(6) the nature of the disease,
(7) when the deceased was last seen before his death by the Medical Officer * XXX,
(8) when the prisoner died, and
(9) (in cases where a post-mortem examination is made) an account of the appearances after death, together with any special remarks that appear to the Medical Officer to be required.
Jailor
16. (1) The Jailor shall reside in the prison, unless the Superintendent permits him in writing to reside elsewhere.
(2) The Jailor shall not, without the Inspector General’s sanction in writing be concerned in any other employment.
17. Upon the death of a prisoner, the Jailor shall give immediate notice thereof to the Superintendent and the † [Medical Officer]
18. The Jailor shall be responsible for the safe custody at the records to be kept under Section 12, for the commitment warrants and all other documents confided to his care, and for the money and other articles taken from prisoners.
19. The Jailor shall not be absent from the prison for a night without permission in writing from the Superintendent; but, if absent without leave for a night from unavoidable necessity, he shall immediately report the fact and the cause of it to the Superintendent.
20. Where a Deputy Jailor or Assistant Jailor is appointed to a prison, he shall, subject to the orders of the Superintendent, be competent to perform any of the duties, and be subject to all the responsibilities, of a Jailor under this Act or any rule thereunder.
Subordinate Officers
21. The officer acting as gate-keeper, or any other officer of the prison, may examine anything carried in or out of the prison, and may stop Jailor.
* The words “Medical Subordinate” omitted by Bombay Act, XLV of 1959 (S. 5).
† Subs, for the words “ Medical Subordinate “ by Bombay Act, XLV of 1959 (S. 6).
Jailor to give notice of death of prisoner.
Responsibility of Jailor.
Jailor to be present at night.
Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailors.
Duties of gate-keeper.
677 and search or cause to be searched any person suspected of bringing any prohibited article into or out of the prison, or of carrying out any property belonging to the prison, and, if any such ‘article or property be found, shall give immediate notice thereof to the Jailor.
22. Officers subordinate to the Jailor shall not be absent from the prison without leave, from the Superintendent or from the Jailor.
23. Prisoners who have been appointed as officers of prisons shall be .deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
CHAPTER IV Admission, Removal and Discharge of Prisoners
24. (1) Whenever a prisoner is admitted into prison, he shall be searched, and all weapons and prohibited articles shall be taken from him.
(2) Every criminal prisoner shall also, as soon as possible after admission be examined under the general or special orders of the Medical Officer, who shall enter or cause to be entered in a book, to be kept by the Jailor, a record of the state of the prisoner’s health, and of any wounds or marks on his person, the class of labour he is fit for if sentenced to rigorous imprisonment, and any observations which the Medical Officer thinks fit to add.
(3) In the case of female prisoners the search and examination shall be carried out by the matron under the general or special orders of the Medical Officer.
25. All money or other articles in respect whereof no order of a competent Court has been made, and which may with proper authority be brought into the prison by any criminal prisoner or sent to the prison for his use, shall be placed in the custody of the Jailor.
26. (1) All prisoners, previously to being removed to any other prison, shall be examined by the Medical Officer.
(2) No prisoner shall be removed from one prison to another unless the Medical Officer certifies that the prisoner is free from any illness rendering him unfit for removal.
(3) No prisoner shall be discharged against his will from prison, if labouring under any acute or dangerous distemper, nor until, in the opinion of the Medical Officer, such discharge is safe.
Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
Convict officers.
Prisoners to be examined on admission.
Effects of prisoners.
Removal and discharge of prisoners.
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CHAPTER V Discipline of Prisoners