For every prison there shall be a Superintendent, †† (who may be a Deputy Inspector General of Prisons) a Medical Officer (who may also be the Superintendent), ** X X X a jailor and such other officers as the State Government thinks necessary;
provided that ‘(the State Government of Maharashtra‡:] may § x x x declare by order in writing that in any prison specified in the order the office of jailor shall be held by the person appointed to be Superintendent.
†‡ (2) Where one or more deputy Superintendents are appointed for a prison, they shall, subject to the general or special orders of the Accommodation for prisoners.
* Deleted by Bombay Act XLV of 1952 (5.2).
† Renumbered as sub-sec. (1) by Bombay Act XXIII of 1959 (S. 3).
‡ Subs. by the A. O. 1937 and A. O. 1950 for the words “Governor of Bombay in Council “Farther subs. by the words’ State Government of Maharashtra “ by the Central Acts on State and concurrent subject (Maharashtra Adaptation) (Amendment) Order, 1961.
§ The words “ with the previous sanction of the Governor-General-in-Council “ omitted ibid.
¶ Added by ibid.
**The words “ a Medical Subordinate “ deleted by ibid.
†† Inserted by ibid.
‡‡ Section 6 renumbered as sub-sec. (1) of that section and sub. sec. (2) inserted by ibid.
Inspector General.
674 Inspector General, exercise, carry out or discharge all or any of the powers, duties and functions of a Superintendent under this Act, or any law for the time being in force, as the Superintendent may delegate to the††
7. Whenever it appears to the Inspector General that the number of prisoners in any prison is greater than can conveniently or safely be kept therein, and it is not convenient to transfer the excess number to some other prison, or whenever from the outbreak of epidemic disease within any prison, or for any other reason, it is desirable to provide for the temporary shelter and safe custody of any prisoners ;
provision shall be made, by such officer and in such manner as the State Government may direct, for the shelter and safe custody in temporary prisons of so many of the prisoners as cannot be conveniently or safely kept in the prison.
CHAPTER III Duties of Officers Generally
8. All officers of a prison shall obey the directions of the Superintendent;
all officers subordinate to the Jailor shall perform such duties as may be imposed on them by the Jailor with the sanction of the Superintendent or be prescribed by rules under section * [59].
9. No officer of a prison shall sell or let, nor shall any person in trust for or employed by him sell or let, or derive any benefit from selling or letting, any article to any prisoner or have any money or other business dealings directly or indirectly with any prisoner.
10. No officer of a prison shall, nor shall any person in trust for or employed by him, have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract for the supply of the prison ; nor shall be derive any benefit, directly or indirectly, from the sale or purchase of any article on behalf of the prison or belonging to a prisoner.
Superintendent
11. (1) Subject to the orders of the Inspector General, the Superintendent shall manage the prison in all matters relating to discipline, labour, expenditure, punishment and control.
Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
* Subs. ibid., for “60”.
Control, and duties of officers of prisons.
Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.
Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts, Superintendent 675
(2) Subject to such general or special directions as may be given by the State Government, the Superintendent of a prison other than *XXX a prison situated in a presidency-town shall obey all orders not inconsistent with this Act or any rule thereunder which may be given respecting the prison by the District Magistrate, and shall report to the Inspector General all such orders and the action taken thereon.