Under mentioned facilities may be granted to under trial prisoners and civil prisoners, namely:-
(a) Under-trial and civil prisoners shall be granted all reasonable facilities to interview once in a week and also in emergent cases with their family members, relatives, friends, and legal advisers.
(b) They shall be allowed to write letters to their family members, relatives, friends, and legal advisers and all such written communications shall be censored.
(c) Every interview between an under-trial prisoner and his legal adviser shall take place within sight, but out of hearing, of a prison official.
(d) A similar concession shall be allowed by the Superintendent in the case of an interview with any near relative of an under-trial.
(e) However the interview for hardened criminals such as professional and hired killer, accused of dacoity, robbery, kidnap for ransom, terrorist and offenders who are involved in waging war against the State etc. shall be within hearing of prison officials.
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(f) When any person desires an interview with an under-trial prisoner in the capacity of the prisoner’s legal adviser, he shall apply in writing, giving his name and address and specifying the purpose of the interview.
(g) He must satisfy the Superintendent that he is the bonafide legal adviser of the prisoner with whom he seeks interview and that he has legitimate business with him and if the interview is allowed, the name of the Legal Advisor shall be entered in the Prisoner’s History Ticket and record be kept on the ticket of all the interviews that take place.
(h) Any bona-fide written communication prepared by an under-trial prisoner as instructions to his legal advisor i.e. a legal practitioner within the meaning of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act No. 25 of 1961), may be caused to be delivered personally to such advisor, or to his authorized nominee, by the Superintendent.
(i) If such communication is confidential it shall be delivered without being previously examined.
(j) Civil prisoners may see their family members, friends, relations and legal advisers at such time, and under such restrictions, as the Superintendent may decide.
(k) No such visitor shall, however, be allowed to take eatables without the permission of the Superintendent inside the prison.