Power to revoke licence

(1) The Government may at any time for reasons to be recorded in writing revoke a licence granted under the provisions of section 2: Provided that no licence shall be revoked on the ground of a breach of a condition of the licence without giving an opportunity to the person concerned to present his case before the District Magistrate of the District in which he is residing at the time. (2) An order of revocation passed under the provision of sub-section (1) shall specify the date with effect from which the licence shall cease to be in force, and shall be served in such manner as the Government may by rule prescribe, upon the person whose licence has been revoked. (1) Any prisoner eligible for release under these rules may make an application in Form A to the Superintendent. Such form shall be printed at the cost of the Government and supplied free of charge to prisoners, to their relative and to persons offering themselves as their guardians. (2) On the receipt of the application the Superintendent shall examine the application to see if the prisoner and his proposed guardian have duly filled in the columns of the application, meant to be filled in by them. If the application is in order, the Superintendent shall entertain it and cause it to be entered in a register maintained in Form B. If the prisoner is ineligible under rule 3 he shall reject the application and inform the prisoner of his order. If the prisoner is eligible for release under rule 4 he shall fill in the columns in the application meant to be filled in by him and forward the same as soon as may be, to the District Magistrate of the district in which the prisoner was convicted. If the application is not in order, the Superintendent shall return it to the prisoner for necessary correction or supplying the omissions. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (2) the District Magistrate shall immediately consult the Superintendent of Police and the Probation Officers, where one is appointed and, if necessary, the District Magistrate of the district in which the prisoner ordinarily resides and on receipt of their reports fill in the entries meant to be filled in by him and shall, without delay, forward the same to the Inspector-General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh. (4) The District Magistrate shall maintain a register in Form C in which all applications received from the Superintendent under sub-rule (2) shall be duly entered. (5) The applications received from the Districts by the Inspector-General of Prisons shall be considered by a Board consisting of the Home Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the Home Department or any other officer empowered in this behalf by the Government, the Inspector-General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh or the Deputy-Inspector General of Prisons as the case may be, and a non-official member to be appointed by the Government. Meeting of the Board shall be held ordinarily once every month to make necessary recommendations. The Secretary to the Government in the Home Department or any other officer empowered in this behalf by the Government shall be the Chairman of the Board. A non-official member shall unless the State Government terminates his appointment earlier hold office for a term of three years. (6) The Government shall, on the receipt of recommendation of the Board, pass such orders as it may deem proper. Madhya pradesh in the Home Department or any other officer empowered in this behalf by the Government, the Inspector-General of Prisons, Madhya Pradesh or the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons as the case may be, and a non-official member to be appointed by the Government. Meeting of the Board shall be held ordinarily once every month to make necessary recommendations. The Secretary to the Government in the Home Department or any other officer empowered in this behalf by the Government shall be the Chairman of the Board. A non-official member shall unless the State Government terminates his appointment earlier hold office for a term of three years. (6) The Government shall, on the receipt of recommendation by the Board, pass such orders as it may deem proper.