(1) Remission earned by a prisoner may be forfeited by the State Government or the Head of Directorate of Prisons or the Inspector General of Prisons or the Superintendent of Prisons, if the prisoner is convicted of an offence committed after admission to prison, under sections 147, 148, 152, 224, 232, 302, 304, 304-A, 306. 307, 308, 324, 325, 326, 327, 332, 333,352, 353 or 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act No. 45 of 1860) or convicted of an assault committed on a prison official, a prison visitor, a prisoner, or any other government employee.
(2) All the ordinary and special remission, of whatever kind, earned by him under these rules up to the date of the said conviction may be forfeited in part, or in whole, with the sanction of the Inspector General of Prisons or the Head of Directorate of Prisons.
Note: (i) All entries about forfeiture of remission shall be promptly made in the remission sheet and in the Remission Register.
(ii) State Governments’ remission granted on occasions of national importance or public rejoicing under section 432 of Criminal Procedure Code. An order of unconditional remission of such sentence under this section cannot be rescinded except in cases of fraud or mistake in its grant.