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shall be entered day by day in the prisoner's history-ticket or in such
other record as the State Government may by rule direct, and the
Jailer shall make an entry in its proper place stating in respect of each
direction along with the fact of its having been or not having been
complied with, accompanied by such observations
What are the provisions of punishment for prison offences?
The Superintendent may examine any person touching any such
offence, and determine thereupon, and punish such offence by- (1) a
formal warning: Explanation— A formal warning shall mean a
warning personally addressed to a prisoner by the Superintendent
and recorded in the punishment book and on the prisoner's historyticket; (2) change of labour to some more irksome or severe form
[for such period as may be prescribed by rules made by the State
Government; (3) hard labour for a period not exceeding seven days
in the case of convicted criminal prisoners not sentenced to rigorous
imprisonment; (4) such loss of privileges admissible under the
remission system for the time being in force as may be prescribed by
rules made by the State Government; (5) the substitution of gunny
or other coarse fabric for clothing of other material, not being
woollen, for a period which shall not exceed three months; (6)
imposition of handcuffs of such pattern and weight, in such manner
and for such period, as may be prescribed by rules made by the State
Government; (7) imposition of fetters of such pattern and weight, in
such manner and for such period, as may be prescribed by rules
made by the State Government; (8) separate con inement for any
period not exceeding three months;
Explanation— Separate con inement means such con inement
with or without labour as secludes a prisoner from communication
with, but not from sight of, other prisoners, and allows him not less
than one hour's exercise per diem and to have his meals in
association with one or more other prisoners; (9) penal diet, that is,
restriction of diet in such manner and subject to such conditions
regarding labour as may be prescribed by the State Government:
Provided that such restriction of diet shall in no case be applied to a
prisoner for more than ninety-six consecutive hours, and shall not be
repeated except for a fresh offence nor until after an interval of one
week; (10) cellular con inement for any period not exceeding
fourteen days: Provided that after each period of cellular
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