(1) The following officers and such others as the state Government, from time to time, appoint in this behalf shall be Ex-officio Visitor of all jails of the State, namely:-
(a) The Chairperson and Members of National Human Right Commission/ State Human Right Commission;
(b) The Chairperson and Members of National Commission for Women/ Rajasthan State Commission for Women;
(c) The Director General of Police;
(d) Every Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for prison’s situated at such Headquarter where he is residing;
(e) The Director, Medical and Health Department;
(f) The Director, Industry;
(g) The Director, Agriculture;
(h) The Director, Fisheries;
(i) The Director, Adult Education;
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(j) The Chief Engineer Public Works Department; and
(k) The Chief Engineer Public Health and Engineering Department.
(2) Official Visitors of all jails within their respective jurisdiction,-
(a) The District and Sessions Judge;
(b) The Divisional Commissioner;
(c) The Commissioner of Police/ Inspector General of Police;
(d) The District Magistrate;
(e) The District Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police;
(f) The Chief Judicial Magistrate;
(g) The Additional District Magistrate;
(h) The Sub Divisional Magistrate;
(i) The Chief Medical and Health Officer;
(j) The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department;
(k) The Executive Engineer, Public Health and Engineering Department;
(l) The Executive Engineer, Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited;
(m) The District Education Officer;
(n) The District Agriculture Officer;
(o) The District Industry Officer;
(p) The District Fishery Officer,
(q) The Mayor/ President/Chairman of Municipality or Notified Area Council;
and
(r) The District Probation Officer.
(3) The Hon’ble Governor or Minister-In-Charge of Jail Department may visit any jail or Sub-Jail at any time and under any circumstances, with or without any notice to the jail authorities, the Governor or the Minister shall be received at the jail gate by the Superintendent and he shall be received with due honour and the Governor or the Minister as the case may be taken round inside the jail by the Superintendent, if so desired by the Hon’ble Governor or Minister-In-Charge of Jail Department.
(4) The Board of Visitors shall also comprise of the following Non Official Members:-
(a) at least three non-official visitors in case of Central Jail and two in case of District and other jail;
(b) there shall be two lady non-official visitors for female prisons and one for Central, District and other jails;
(c) one social worker for Central Jail, District and other jails.
(5) The nomination of non-official visitors of the jails shall be made by the State Government.
(6) The District Magistrate shall be the Chairman of the Board of visitors at Central Jails or District Jails or Special Jails and the Sub Divisional Magistrate shall be the Chairman at Temporary Sub-Jails and Sub-Jails.
(7) The Board of Visitors shall meet in the office of the Superintendent of prisons at least once in every quarter.
(8) The minute of every meeting of the Board of Visitors shall be recorded in the Visitors' Order book and the same shall be forwarded to the Inspector General of Prisons with comments of the Superintendent, a copy of the minutes shall also be despatched to every member of the Board of Visitors and the Inspector General of Prisons shall place a 667 राजस्ााू राज-पत्र दिसम् बर 12 2022 भाग 4 (ग) copy of the minute of the last meeting or meetings of the Board of Visitor of all the prisons before the State Advisory Board.
(9) When a non-official member of the Board of Visitors visits a prison he shall be accompanied by Prison Officers and the Chairman of the Board of Visitors shall make a monthly roster of visits to be paid by the members of the Board to the Prison, in consultation with the Superintendent.
(10) The roster shall be made in such a manner as will envisage at least one visit by a member in every month.
(11) Every non-official visitor is expected to interest himself in the upkeep of prisoners and visit the prison of which he is a visitor, once a month, and oftener, if possible.
(12) During visits a Visitor (Member of the Board of Visitors) shall enjoy the right to converse secretly and separately with any prisoner who is willing to talk to the Visitor, however such separate interaction between a Visitor and a prisoner shall be held in a place within the prison well within sight of a prison officer, the Visitor, immediately after such conversation with a prisoner, shall inform the Chairman of the Board in writing about what transpired in the conversation with the prisoner and the Chairman, if he thinks it necessary, shall take up the matter with the Superintendent of Prison.
(13) Any observations or comments made in the Visitors' Order book, by any member of the Board, shall be forthwith brought to the notice of the Inspector General of Prisons by the Superintendent, along with his own comments and the copy of the same shall also be sent to the Visitor concerned and the Chairman of the Board of Visitors.
(14) The Members of the Board of Visitors shall specially attend to the quality and quantity of Prison diet, condition of the kitchen and hospital, availability of medicines, hospital management, medical treatment of the prisoners, sanitary arrangements, aspects of vocational trainings, literacy program, and library facility for the prisoners.
(15) The Superintendent shall present before the visiting member or members of the Board of Visitors any paper or document pertaining to correctional work, recreation and trainings of prisoners, prison diets or medicines, grievances of prisoners and follow redressal of such grievance, if it is sought by a visiting member of the Board .
(16) The Superintendent shall not be bound to present any Register or Document or paper pertaining to financial accounts before a member of the Board of Visitors without written approval of the Inspector General of Prisons.
(17) The Superintendent shall ensure that the prisoners lodging complaints with the visiting member or members of the Board of visitor do not subsequently fall prey to vendetta of the accused or prison staff complained against.
(18) Following any such visits by member or members of the Board of Visitors, the Superintendent shall inform the Inspector General of Prison regarding the details of the visit.
(19) For the purpose of a meeting of the Board of Visitors One official Visitor and two non-official Visitors shall form a quorum.
(20) A Non-official Member of the Board of Visitors shall hold office for a period of two years from the date his appointment to the Board, and may be considered for reappointment.
(21) State Government retains the right to cancel appointment of any non official Visitor at any time.
(22) A non-official member of the Board of Visitors shall receive allowances as may be sanctioned by the government from time to time, for attending meetings of the Board of Visitors.
(23) Officers of Agriculture Department shall be allowed to inspect the jail garden and those of Veterinary Department.
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(24) No police officer or other persons shall be permitted to interrogate a prisoner without the special permission of the trying Magistrate and the permission shall be given in form of a written order addressed to the Superintendent.
(25) The Superintendent shall arrange that every visitor to the jail shall be attended by some responsible officer of the jail, as well as by an escort of two to four warders armed with batton.
(26) At the quarterly meeting of the Board of Visitors, the Superintendent shall himself accompanying them during their inspection to the jail and no visitors official or nonofficial shall be allowed to go into the jail without any escort.