Liability of convicted prisoner to surrender on expiry of temporary release period and consequences of overstaying.

(1) On the expiry of the period for which a convicted prisoner is released under this Act, he shall surrender before 05:00 PM on the day of surrender at jail from which he was temporarily released. Surrender from temporary release in an intoxicating state shall be treated as jail offence.

(2) If a convicted prisoner does not surrender himself as required by sub- section (1) within a period of ten days from the date on which he should have surrendered, it shall amount to an offence and he shall be arrested by any Police Officer or Jail Officer without a warrant and shall be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the jail from which he was released to undergo the unexpired portion of his sentence.

(3) If a convicted prisoner surrenders himself before the Superintendent Jail from which he was released within a period of ten days of the date on which he shouldhave surrendered but fails to satisfy the Superintendent Jail that he was prevented by any sufficient cause from surrendering himself immediately on the expiry of the period for which he was released, the Superintendent Jail may award to the prisoner all or any of the following penalties after affording the prisoner a reasonable opportunity of being heard, namely:- (a) a maximum cut of five days remission for each day of overstay; (b) stoppage of canteen concession for a maximum period of one month; (c) withholding concession of interviews (including electronic interviews) for a maximum period of three months; (d) not to count the period of temporary release on furlough of the prisoner under section 4 towards his sentence; (e) warning; (f) reduction from higher to a lower class or grade.