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Rules for the Superintendence and Management of Jails and Subsidiary Jails in Bengal (Prescribed by the Governor of Bengal in Council)

1920

Any in: fringement on the part of Magistrates or Superintendents of jails of the rules or of the orders of the Inspector-General.i4f continued after attention has been called to it shall be brought by the Inspector-General to the no' ice of Goverment. [...] When the Magistrate of the district is -absent on tour from headquarters the officer in chargtiof the station for the time being shall perform the duties of the Magitrate with regard to the jail subject to any instructions which the Magistrate iday give. [...] In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the Superintendent of a jail or of the absence of the Superintendent or his sickness or inability to discharge his duties the Magistrate of the district shall take temporary charge of the jail or place one of his own subordinates in charge reporting his action and the cause of it to the Inspector-General. [...] The regulations relating to the routine visits of.police officers to jails are contained in Rule 632 ; but except as provided for therein no police officer or other person shall be permitted to interrogate a prisoner without the special permission of the Inspector-General or of the Magistrate of the district or if the prisoner be confined in the Presidency Jail the permission of the Commissione [...] In the case of every serious jail offence the names of the witnesses proving the offence shall be recorded and in the case of offences for which whipping is awarded the Superintendent shall record the substance of the evidence of the witnesses the defence of the prisoner and the finding with the reasons therefor.
government politics public policy
Pages
548
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145352
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
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Frontmatter
i-2 unknown view
The Bengal Jail Code
1-420 unknown view
Subsidiary Jail Code
421-469 unknown view
Index to the Jail Code
i-lxv unknown view
Backmatter
1-5 unknown view