Section 22
Offense Relating To Prison
22. Offense Relating to Prison :
(1) If any person carries any things or goods in or outside the Prison or attempts to do so or gives or supplies
any prohibited things or goods to any Detainee or Prisoner or attempts to do so, or makes a correspondence to any Detainee or Prisoner, in contravention of the Rules framed under this Act, or if any employee of the Prison has intentionally or recklessly allowed the commission of such act or if any person abets any offense as set forth
above, such a person or employee may be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding Six months or a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Rupees or with both.
(2) Any Detainee or Prisoner who commits any of the following acts may be warned or may be deprived of any such facility for exemption from punishment as may be granted for good conduct or may be detained in a lonely place or room for a period not exceeding Fifteen days or may be imposed with fetters where he/she was not
imposed with a fetter previously, with a handcuff where he/she was imposed with a fetter previously and with a manacle where he/she was imposed with a fetter and handcuff previously, for a period not
exceeding One month, except in the case of a woman or sick Detainee or Prisoner.
(a) Using criminal force against any person in any manner,
(b) Using insulting or threatening language against any person,
(c) Bearing immoral or indecent or disorderly conduct,
(d) Taking off or breaking fetters or handcuffs,
(e) Intentionally damaging or destroying any property of the Prison,
(f) Defacing, tempering or tearing any file or document,
(g) Receiving, holding or transferring any prohibited things or goods,
(h) Intentionally bringing a false accusation against any employee or Detainee or Prisoner,
(i) Pretending to be sick,
(j) Omitting to report or refusing to report, as soon as it comes to his/her knowledge, the occurrence of
any fire, any plot, any escape, attempt or preparation to escape, and any attack or preparation for attack upon any Detainee or Prisoner or any employee of the Prisoner,
(k) Assisting in escaping any Prisoner or Detainee or making an attempt thereto,
(l) Committing any other activity in contravention of the Rules framed under this Act.
(3) A separate book shall be maintained as prescribed in respect of the offenses as referred to in Sub-section (1); and if any punishment is inflicted on a Detainee or Prisoner this Section, the Jailer shall enter the record thereof in and initial the book
(1) If any person carries any things or goods in or outside the Prison or attempts to do so or gives or supplies
any prohibited things or goods to any Detainee or Prisoner or attempts to do so, or makes a correspondence to any Detainee or Prisoner, in contravention of the Rules framed under this Act, or if any employee of the Prison has intentionally or recklessly allowed the commission of such act or if any person abets any offense as set forth
above, such a person or employee may be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding Six months or a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Rupees or with both.
(2) Any Detainee or Prisoner who commits any of the following acts may be warned or may be deprived of any such facility for exemption from punishment as may be granted for good conduct or may be detained in a lonely place or room for a period not exceeding Fifteen days or may be imposed with fetters where he/she was not
imposed with a fetter previously, with a handcuff where he/she was imposed with a fetter previously and with a manacle where he/she was imposed with a fetter and handcuff previously, for a period not
exceeding One month, except in the case of a woman or sick Detainee or Prisoner.
(a) Using criminal force against any person in any manner,
(b) Using insulting or threatening language against any person,
(c) Bearing immoral or indecent or disorderly conduct,
(d) Taking off or breaking fetters or handcuffs,
(e) Intentionally damaging or destroying any property of the Prison,
(f) Defacing, tempering or tearing any file or document,
(g) Receiving, holding or transferring any prohibited things or goods,
(h) Intentionally bringing a false accusation against any employee or Detainee or Prisoner,
(i) Pretending to be sick,
(j) Omitting to report or refusing to report, as soon as it comes to his/her knowledge, the occurrence of
any fire, any plot, any escape, attempt or preparation to escape, and any attack or preparation for attack upon any Detainee or Prisoner or any employee of the Prisoner,
(k) Assisting in escaping any Prisoner or Detainee or making an attempt thereto,
(l) Committing any other activity in contravention of the Rules framed under this Act.
(3) A separate book shall be maintained as prescribed in respect of the offenses as referred to in Sub-section (1); and if any punishment is inflicted on a Detainee or Prisoner this Section, the Jailer shall enter the record thereof in and initial the book