Section 19
Examination Of Prison
19. Examination of Prison :
(1) Each 21 Chief District Officer shall personally examine or cause any assistant subordinate to him/her to
examine the Prison. He/ she shall examined, or cause to be examined, the Prisons under his/her jurisdiction once in Six months and at any time if he/she so deems necessary.
(2)  22 The Chief District Officer or the assistant making examination under Sub-section (1) shall examine the following matters:
(a) Whether the Prisoner whose term of imprisonment is specified has been released on the day of
expiration of his/her term,
(b) Whether any other act or action required to be done or taken pursuant to the prevailing Nepal Law
have been done or taken accordingly.
(3) If, upon examination of the matters as referred to in Sub- section (2), any act or action appears to have been done or taken in contravention of the prevailing Nepal Law, any matter mentioned in Section 20 shall be dealt with accordingly, and in the case of any other matters not mentioned in that Section, such act and action as
prescribed shall be done and taken.