(1) Every newly admitted inm?te' ‘ s or inti O‘Ech.}easom?ble facilities for seeing or communicating with his i a{,l VS and Wfi]ln"} S I;'Cnds With a view to the preparation of an appeal or to procur- ing ba tha SOfiC allowed to haye interviews or write letters to his friends once ortwicea xr;onth or oftener if the Superintendent considers it necessary, to enable him fo arrange or the management of his property or other family matters.
(2) Every inmate ordered to be ing security for good behayj interviews at any reasonable time with his relations or friends for the purpose of ar- ranging for the furnishing of security. purp
(3) In addition to the privileges imentioned in sub-rules (1) and (2) above every in- mate will be allowe;i to have an interview with his relatives or friends to write and receive a letter as given below :-
(a) In the Ordinary Grade two interviews in the first month of his detention, and thereafter once in two months,
(b) In the Special Grade once in month-and-a-half,
(c) In the Star Grade once in a month.
(d) In the Monitor Grade once in a fortnight.
Provided that the exercise of this privilege will be contingent on good conduct and may be withdrawn or postponed by the Superintendent for bad conduct, Note. - (i) A Ictter mercly arranging an interview will not be counted as a letter for the purposes of this rule, Note . - (i) An innate may, with the permission of the Superintendent, substitute a letter with reply .- g for an interview or vice versa.
is directi t interview or allow the des; atch 4 3 i t may at his direction grant ir ;. eEnp . t(rg,cglet S?{)etx;l_ntscggisfiomr%ntewals than provided in sub-rule (3) orin spite of the inmate’p nisor %ruc[ if he considers that special or urgent grounds exist for such con- e smisconduct, le in the event of an inmate being seriously ill, or on the b on, as forI e)((lan?})l of a near relative, or if the friends or relatives may come from : “wrence of the deal nd it would inflict an undue hardship on them to refuse imesla_nce to see the 1mntt1;ei§ nearing releasc and wishes sec:il]rc fr:mpl]o%{ment, or for o Wiew, or if the mn;\flI ‘ters of importance such as the death OS arela lvedmay also : er Sllfficl.eht cause. ztii me by the friends of an inmate Igota nec e\g}etfigt‘;eg ent, who Wil(l:(;lfn}:?:}l:‘]:?:g ae;;‘éfliem’ inform the inmate of the subs mmunica- b i tion, ’ k interview or to reccive or write a letter, (5) No inmate should be allot\;vle% E‘}’)E:i;fe%em, which shall be recorded in writing, ex, : ission of the Bty Sask ke o Cept with the permission - 1y inmatc may be oral or in writing at the discretion (6) Applicatio n for interviews with inm: to an interview the application wil] Ayp ‘notemitled Lorthesupcrimendent- If the inmate 1S - ——ss—————. [T Scanned with CamScanner 546 The Punjab Borstal Rules, Rule 16 APPENDIX T be informed at once unless the Superintendent has decided to grant the interviey y, der sub-rule .
(7) The Superintendent should not allow any visit from any person whom he thipy, likely to exercise an undesirable influence upon the inmate.
(8) The time allowed for an interview shall not ordinarily exceed 20 minuteg by may be extended by the Superintendent at his discretion.
(9) Every visit should take placc in the presence, but not within the hearing ofa Boy.
stal Official, who shall if he observes anything unusual and irregular at once put g end to the visit and immediately make a report to the Superintendent.
Note - The term **friend or relative” as applied to a prospective interviewer of inmates and as occyr.
ring in rule 15 is to be literally and strictly interpreted that is to say, no one should be_allowed an interview with an inmate, who is entitled under the rules to interview unless he can submit proof of 3 personal and intimate acquaintance or of near relationship. In the case of a relative the nature of rels.
tionship should be ascertained.
16. Superintendent’s discretion in the matter of perusal and disposal of letters, - (1) The Superintendent may peruse every letter written by or addressed to an inmate and may for any reason that he considers sufficient to refuse to issue or deliver any | such letter and may destroy the same after informing the inmate concerned.
(2) Ifa letter is addressed to an inmate who is not entitled under the rules to receive it, it may, unless the Superintendent decides to allow the receipt thereof by the inmate concerned, under sub-rule (4) of rule 15, be withheld and kept in Superintendent’s custody until the inmate is entitled to receive it or is discharged when it shall be delivered to him or it may be returned to the sender.with an intimation that the inmate is not entitled to receive it.