Preamble

Supply of 465. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 31 and 33 of the Act, the supply of clothing, rine: bedding, footwear and toiletries to prisoners shall be governed by these rules.

ling, footwear and (2) A prisoner shall be permitted to maintain himself, and to purchase or receive from toiletries. private sources at proper hours clothing, bedding or toiletries but subject to examination and to such guidelines or instructions issued by the Government or the Director General from time to time: Provided that no article shall be allowed to any prisoner if, -

1. (a) it is injurious to health; or
2. (b) it is an intoxicating drug or spirituous liquor; or
3. (c) it is suspected to contain or conceal any prohibited item.

1. (3) Every prisoner unable to provide himself with sufficient clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries shall be supplied by the Superintendent as prescribed in these rules. A record of all items issued to the prisoner shall be kept in the history ticket of the prisoner.
2. (4) No prisoner to whom any clothing, bedding, footwear or toiletries is supplied under sub-rule (3) shall receive, possess or use any article of clothing, bedding, footwear or toiletries other than an article so supplied or an article the receipt, possession or use of which the Superintendent may, at any time, sanction in respect of any such prisoner.
3. (5) No part of clothing, bedding, footwear or toiletries belonging to a prisoner shall be given, hired or sold to any other prisoner and any prisoner transgressing the provisions of this rule shall lose the privilege of receiving the articles from private sources for such time as the Superintendent thinks proper.
4. (6) Prisoners who are or were members of the Armed Forces of the Union or Central Armed Police Forces are not entitled to wear uniform while in prison. Any such prisoner who possesses no private clothing, except his uniform, shall be provided with the necessary clothing by the Superintendent not exceeding the scale provided for convicts.
5. (7) No prisoner shall be allowed to wear any clothing or keep any article bearing marks or symbols of caste, religious or political affiliations. Convicts to wear | 466. Every convict shall wear the prescribed prison dress. The clothes of convicts shall have no prison dress. | pockets or openings in the lining. All clothing shall be according to the custom of the State. The prisoners shall be provided with dresses to suit their physical measurement: Provided that convicts may be permitted to wear private clothing when, -
   • (a) attending court;
   • (b) on transfer to another prison;
   • (c) having an interview with relatives or legal counsel; or
   • (d) during lockup hours: Provided further that the Director General, may, at any time in his discretion, by general or special order in that behalf, relax the provisions of this rule in respect of any prisoner sentenced to simple imprisonment, subject to such conditions (if any) as he may think fit to impose in that behalf. Responsibility 1467. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Government and the Director General to take all with regard to | 50h measures, as may be necessary to ensure that every prisoner is at all times be supplied with clothing etc. . . a clothing and bedding as to preserve him in reasonable comfort and good health.
6. (2) Sufficient stock of clothing to meet all possible requirements shall be kept in store in every prison. Prisoners to 468. Every prisoner to whom any article of clothing or bedding or other equipment is at any time conform to order | gy 51lied shall conform to all such orders as to the care, custody and use, as the case may be thereof, as to the care etc. h BD . h so . of articles, as may from time to time be issued by the Superintendent, subject to the directions (if any) in that behalf, of the Director General. Willful destruction of any such article shall be considered a prison offence. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1315 Seales of 469. (1) The following scales of clothing, bedding and footwear are prescribed for convicts, - clothing, footwear and toiletries. Pyjama/Kurta- 2 sets per year | Salwar, Kameez, Chunni- 2 sets per year (sky blue) (White) Replaceable by Sari (sky blue) Undergarments- 3 sets per year Undergarments- 3 sets per year Towel- 3 per year Towel-3 per year Slippers- 1 per year Slippers- 1 per year Country shoe-1 per year Country shoe-1 per year Socks- 2 pair cotton and 1 pair | Socks- 2 pair cotton and 1 pair woolen per year woolen per year Durry— 1 every three years Durry— 1 every three years Bed sheets— 2 every two years. Bed sheets —2 every two years. Blankets- One every three years. | Blankets- One every three years. Mat made of rubber or other such | Mat made of rubber or other such material of the material of the size of the berth- | size of the berth- one every three years. one every three years.
7. (2) Summers shall be deemed to be from Ist April to 30" September and Winters from 1st October to 31st March. However, the Director General keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions may prepone or delay the onset of summer or winter suitably.
8. (3) In winters, one extra blanket shall be given to each prisoner.
9. (4) During severe cold season, preferably from 15th December to 15th February, an extra blanket may be given to a prisoner as per requirement. Note.— Blanket shall be provided with washable cloth cover.
10. (5) The following scale of toiletries are prescribed for convicts, - Mustard oil 50 ml. weekly Mustard oil 100 ml. weekly 1 comb per year 1 comb per year Bathing soap 200 gms. per month Bathing soap 400 gms. per month Washing soap 500 gms. per month ‘Washing soap 500 gm. per month Detergent/Washing Powder 50 gm. | Detergent/Washing Powder 50 gm. per week per week Toothpaste 100 gms per month Toothpaste100 gms per month Toothbrush, one per quarter Toothbrush, one per quarter Provided that the Director General may, with the previous sanction of the Government from time to time, -
    • (a) vary the scale of clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries generally, or that prescribed in respect of prisoner of any class;
    • (b) prescribe a special scale in respect of any period or periods of time or during any season of the year. 1316 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Clothing of 470. (1) Male convict officer shall wear the same articles of clothing as ordinary male convicts comviet officers. | py of grey colour.
11. (2) Female convict officer shall wear the same articles of clothing as ordinary female convicts but of pink colour.
12. (3) Convict officer doing duty outside barracks at night shall be provided with a warm jacket or a woolen shawl during winter season. Supply of prison | 471. All clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries supplied to any prisoner under the provisions of or the Act or these rules shall be of the same description as that supplied to convicts: Provided that the colour of their clothing shall be other than the colour of the clothing of the convicts for ease of identification. Clothing ete. of |472. (1) The clothing, bedding etc. to be supplied to infants who are permitted to reside in infants, prisons, shall be such as the Medical Officer may in each particular case, specify.
13. (2) Every child shall be given a set of clothes every six months as per local climatic requirements and similar to that normally used by children in the free community. Standard patterns | 473, All articles of clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries, shall be of the standard pattern ofallarticles. | approved by the Director General and, in case of every prisoner, shall, with the exception of the bedding and blankets, remain with him at all times. Articlestobe | 474. As far as practicable, every article of clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries issued to every marked convict shall be marked with unique identification number of the prisoner along with logo in a suitable manner. Time articles 475. (1) All articles of clothing and bedding items on expiry of the period as specified in sub- may lst rule (1) of rule 469, shall be brought before the Superintendent who shall inspect each such item and ns onble declare the same condemned if it is found non serviceable clothing (2) All clothing items declared condemned by the Superintendent shall be written off the accounts under his initials. Such portions as may be useful for repairing other clothing shall be set aside for this purpose and not returned to store, the remainder shall be cut into small pieces. Cotton rags may be sent to nearest prison that manufactures paper and requires them; woolen rags shall be disposed of to the best advantage. Distribution of 1476. Convicts shall be supplied with new clothing at the time of entry in the prison on first come clothing first serve basis. Clothing or bedding articles which have been previously in use and in serviceable condition may be re-issued. All such clothing and bedding items shall be properly washed and disinfected before re-issue. When clothing or bedding that has been previously in use is issued, the fact shall be noted on the history-ticket. Medical Officer | 477. The Medical Officer, with the approval of the Superintendent, at any time may direct, on may order eX medical grounds and for the benefit of the health of any prisoners, the issue of extra clothing or & bedding to any such prisoner or any category of prisoners for any specified period or during any season of the year. Hospital clothing | 478, (1) Prisoners admitted in hospital shall ordinarily be provided with a stuffed mattress with procedure on | ty hed sheets, a pillow and pillow cover, a bed-side table and other needful articles as per advice of admission to . hospital. the Medical Officer.
14. (2) Allarticles of clothing and bedding for hospital use shall be of green colour or shall be marked specially to be distinguished. The clothing of every prisoner shall, on his admission to hospital, be taken from him and a complete hospital outfit substituted. The prisoner's clothing shall then be washed and placed in the hospital store-room until he is discharged when it shall be returned to him. In case of death, the clothing shall be destroyed, if the Medical Officer considers such a course necessary. The Medical Subordinate shall be responsible for the care of the hospital clothing godown and the articles stored therein. Extraclothing | 479. Prisoner in the convalescent group shall be provided with an extra blanket, a woolen pyjama or escent. and a waist-coat made of old blanketing from 15™ December to 15" February. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1317 Prisoners to get | 480. Every prisoner who is employed on any form of labour which is destructive of clothing or old coming at | especially liable to soil it, in addition to the ordinary scale of clothing be supplied with dangri or any other appropriate clothing as per requirement. Clothing tokept | 481. Every prisoner’s clothing and equipment shall be repaired as necessity arises; no prisoner serviceable shall be allowed to remain in tattered and unserviceable clothing. One or more prisoner tailors may, according to circumstances, be employed in keeping the clothing in repair. Washing of 482. Blankets shall be washed in boiled water once in three months, and hospital clothing and Doth. bedding at shorter intervals, by a group of men specially set apart for this work. In order that this & may be done systematically and thoroughly, it shall be done ward by ward. Each prison shall be provided with a boiler and wringing machine for boiling and washing blankets and clothing of newly admitted prisoners and also the clothing of hospital patients. The boiling must be done thoroughly; there ought to be no vermin in the clothing. At least once a week, when the weather is fine, the bedding and blankets shall be aired in the sun for at least three hours. This should ordinarily be done after the mid-day meal, and the bedding left out until the prisoners return from work in the evening. Repair, 483. A day shall be fixed for weekly maintenance and inspection of clothing and bedding. At the maintenance and weekly parade of prisoners, the Superintendent shall pay special attention to their clothing and inspection of RP X Lg J oo © Clothing and | bedding and shall satisfy himself that each man's kit is complete and is in proper condition. Suitable bedding. arrangements shall be made for washing and cleaning of every article of prisoners’ clothing and bedding. Prison laundry. 1484. (1) All prisons shall have their own laundry facility to wash items of clothing and bedding.
15. (2) All prisoners shall wash their wearables themselves. Convict dhobi shall be employed to wash for those who are sick. Supervision of 1485, It shall be the duty of the Superintendent, the Medical Officer and the Deputy Superintendent pCa " (Administration) at all times to satisfy themselves, respectively, that, - bedding. (a) every prisoner is provided with sufficient clothing and bedding to secure his health;
    • (b) all clothing and bedding supplied is of the prescribed description and quality, clean, in good condition and in all respects suitable for use by prisoner; and (¢) all articles of clothing or bedding at any time obtained and stored in the prison are frequently inspected, and that all articles which are in any respect unsuitable or inferior to the prescribed description and quality are forthwith rejected and are not issued for the use of prisoners. Disposal of 486. Clothing received from prisoners on release shall be returned to the store. If, fit for further clothing received | use, it shall, after being washed, disinfected and repaired, if necessary, be re-issued; if not, it shall be 3 placed before the Superintendent in accordance with rule 476. Submission of 487. Indents for clothing, bedding etc. shall be submitted in duplicate to the Director General on or clothing indent. | before 15™ April of each year. The requirements shall be carefully assessed so as to obviate the necessity of submitting a supplementary indent. Charge of 488. The clothing godown shall be placed in the charge of a trustworthy official, subject to the closing general responsibility of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration). Every care must be taken to & protect the clothing from dump and the ravages of vermin and insect pests by airing it in the sun at least once a month and by liberal use of naphthalene balls or other suitable means. Clothing of 489. (1) The articles of clothing sent with prisoners on transfer shall be recorded in his history Before " ticket and written off from the stock of the transferring prison. or released (2) Prisoners on release shall surrender every article of clothing (except under garments), bedding and other equipment, provided to him at the Government expense, at the time of his release from the prison. 1318 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Premisestobe 1490, (1) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent, Medical Officer, Deputy Superintendent kept clean. (Administration), and all subordinate officers to pay special attention to every detail connected with the cleanliness of the prison and its surroundings and the visitors are expected to satisfy themselves that there is proper sanitation inside the prison premises.

1. (2) The roofs and walls of wards, cells, factory, hospital and recreational areas shall be regularly cleaned. The floor, equipment, machines and tools in the factory shall be cleaned every day after work.
2. (3) The ground shall be free from fallen leaves, weeds, and rubbish of all descriptions. It shall be ensured that the grass plants are closely cropped, their edges are trimmed, the paths kept in repair, kacha drains are dressed, and their levels shall be re-adjusted whenever necessary. Seasonal flowers shall be planted around prison lawns every season. To aid the efforts of Correctional Services at rehabilitation of the prisoners, all potential opportunities therefor shall be explored including the maintenance of prison lawns which may be turned into a healthy competitive endevour wherein respective teams from various sections of prisoners may be engaged in maintenance of lawns to be ultimately reviewed and rewarded by the senior prison officials.
3. (4) Drains and latrines must be kept scrupulously clean and steps be taken to ensure that no sewage matter finds its way into them. Cesspools of any kind are prohibited within prison precincts. The use of sunk reservoirs for refuse water may be avoided. No rubbish or manure pits shall be allowed within or near the prison walls. All food waste shall be collected in dustbins, before washing the eating plates and cooking vessels.
4. (5) The hospital shall receive special attention as far as hygiene and sanitation is concerned. Godowns shall be kept clean, properly arranged, well ventilated, and their contents given air exposure as often as possible. Adequate steps shall be taken at periodic intervals to get rid of| rodents, lizards, cockroaches, house flies, mosquitoes, and other vermin from the stocks as well as from the wards/cells and other prison premises.
5. (6) The prison area shall be cleaned daily and kept free from all unwanted plants, accumulation of broken bricks, manufacturing waste etc. Kitchen waste shall not be permitted to be thrown on the ground and the same shall be directly deposited in covered refuse bins provided for the purpose, nor shall garbage of any kind be allowed to accumulate in or near the prison. These bins shall be smeared with crude oil at least once a week and the surroundings sprayed with prescribed insecticides, weedicides, fungicides fortnightly.
6. (7) The kitchen and canteen shall be sprayed daily in the fly season with a mixture of prescribed anti-fly solution at an appropriate time.
7. (8) Regular disinfecting and fogging of prison enclosures and other premises shall be undertaken.
8. (9) Each prison shall follow a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding sanitation and hygiene during epidemics or spread of contagious disease, containing clear guidelines on the following, namely—
   • (a) hand hygiene and respiratory etiquettes, -
   • (b) social distancing;
   • (c) segregation;
   • (d) security of inmates;
   • (e) health monitoring;
   • (f) minimum movement;
   • (g) tracking and tracing of contacts; and
   • (h) remote meetings. Prisoners to keep | 491. Prisoners shall be responsible for keeping their wards and yards clean. Such work may be the ards and allotted on a group basis so that through the cumulative work of all the prisoners, the yards, barracks, K "| cells remain neat and clean at all times. It shall also be incumbent upon all prisoners to keep their clothing, bedding, and equipment properly washed, cleaned and disinfected. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1319 Cleanliness of 1492, (1) ~~ The barracks, cells occupied by prisoners shall be thoroughly cleaned every morning. barmacks and \ iyo org window-sills, gratings, and shutters shall be dusted. other buildings.
9. (2) The floors shall be mopped with a wet cloth treated with disinfectants twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
10. (3) The prison premises shall be white-washed as and when necessary.
11. (4) All bathrooms and toilets shall be washed and disinfected twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
12. (5) Inner walls of the living area and hospital building shall be brushed and cleaned regularly.
13. (6) All manholes and sewers shall be checked periodically to prevent blockages and overflows.
14. (7) All beddings shall be taken out and placed in the sun once every week. Bed linen shall be washed every week.
15. (8) Adequate cleaning arrangements including soap and sanitizers shall be made available at the entrance of the kitchen. 493. All prisoners shall take bath every day. aly. Flush latrines 1494. (1) Each enclosure or barrack shall have a sufficient number of flush-type latrines and with proper bathrooms attached to it so that prisoners complete their latrine and bathing parade in a reasonable treatment plant, | time. All flush latrines shall be connected to the municipal sewage system or have a proper sewage treatment plant.
16. (2) Every latrine and place where prisoners are confined shall at no time be without proper vessels. Such vessels shall be thoroughly washed out and scrubbed daily and frequently cleaned appropriately.
17. (3) All toilets, whether individual or common, shall be equipped with a washbasin, to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases.
18. (4) Adequate bathing installations shall be provided so that every prisoner can have a bath or shower, as frequently as necessary for general hygiene according to the season.
19. (5) The Government and the prison administration shall ensure that no drainage, sewerage, and sanitation facility inside a prison is in a dilapidated condition.
20. (6) All arrangements shall be made to ensure that rainwater in the form of surface run-offs and those collected on buildings are duly harvested, as far as possible through the installation of proper rainwater harvesting systems. Drainage of 495. (1) The drainage of land around the prison shall receive careful attention and all low prison land and | ground be filled up with clean earth. For sanitary and security reasons, high crops shall not be grown sanitary defect to | ETouT 3 c be reported. within 50 Yards of the prison walls. 2) It shall be the duty of the Medical Officer to bring to the notice of the Superintendent, any defects of drainage within the prison area or its vicinity. The construction of public latrines, sewers, or drains or the existence of any other sanitary condition in the neighborhood of the prison, likely to affect the health of the prisoners, shall be reported to the Director General.
21. (3) The Municipal Health Officer or District Health Officer, as the case may be, shall visit all prisons under their jurisdiction once a month and offer suggestions for sanitation and hygiene. Arrangements | 496. Arrangements shall be made to pump out all stagnant water. After the rainy season, the inner for rain water. | and outer sides of the perimeter wall of the prison and wall of the wards shall be scrubbed. Pathways inside the prison compound shall be de-weeded and re-laid. Wherever the paths are made of tarmac, the uneven surface shall be leveled properly. The open spaces and roads inside the main wall of the prison shall be properly paved leaving enough space for flower beds. 1320 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Prison hospital 1497. Following measures shall be taken for keeping the prison hospital free of contamination, to be kept free of | ooo). contamination. ¥:
    • (a) the floor and walls shall be painted or cladded with ceramic tiles. The floor and tiled walls shall be mopped with disinfectants every day:
    • (b) the toilets shall be cleaned with appropriate disinfectant twice a day; and
    • (c) prisoners suffering from infectious and contagious diseases shall be kept in isolation to prevent contact with others. Hygiene 498. The Government shall make an endeavor to ensure access to clean water, sufficient quantity anager of | of sanitary pads, proper disposal of used pads, as well as a reproductive health check of women female prisoners. . I. - - ce N : prisoners and regular visits of Medical Officer to raise awareness among the prison staff and women prisoners on issues of menstrual hygiene. Source of water 1499. (1) ~~ Wherever municipal water supply exists, arrangements shall be made to connect the supply. prison with it. In absence of water supply from civic or municipal authorities, adequate number of borewells shall be established in every prison.
22. (2) Samples of the water consumed in every prison shall ordinarily be submitted to the requisite authority twice a year, for both chemical and bacteriological examination to prevent any health hazard. In case the samples of water are found unfit for human consumption, the Superintendent shall arrange for an alternate source of water supply.
23. (3) Every possible precaution shall be taken to prevent contamination of the water whether at its source, during its carriage, or in its distribution. Supply of 500. (1) Suitable arrangements shall be made to supply every prisoner with a sufficient drinking water. | quantity of potable drinking water. It shall be the responsibility of the warder on duty to see that sufficient drinking water is available before the prisoners are locked-in. Prisoners at work shall be supplied with an adequate supply of drinking water. If water is to be stored, it shall be done in covered receptacles which must be thoroughly cleaned every day. There shall be no garbage dump or sewerage tank within a radius of 15 Meters from a tube well or water tank.
24. (2) Overhead tanks and reservoirs shall be quarterly cleaned and sterilized with bleach solution.
25. (3) Any undue wet patches on the ground or undue green patches along the pipeline shall be viewed with suspicion as they are indicators of leakage. Such pipes shall be dug up and the defects repaired. Supply of water | 501. An adequate supply of water shall also be ensured to the residential quarters of the to staff quarters. | prison staff. Every officer occupying staff quarters shall be held responsible for the cleanliness of his premises. The Superintendent and the Medical Officer shall periodically inspect the staff quarters to check general cleanliness. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1321

Free of cost 502. Prisoners shall be entitled to free medical treatment and attendance at Government hospitals medical during confinement in prison. treatment including medicines. prison hospitals. |503. (1) ~~ Hospital accommodation for indoor patients in Central and District Prisons shall be provided for a minimum of 3% of the average daily prisoner population as per the following scale, - Prisons with up to 500 prisoners 15 Beds; Prisons with up to 1000 prisoners 30 Beds; Prisons with up to 1500 prisoners 50 Beds; Prisons more than 1500 prisoners 60 Beds;

1. (2) The prison hospitals shall be of two types. Hospitals with 50 beds or more shall be called Type 'A" hospitals. Those with less than 50 beds shall be called Type 'B' hospitals. Staffing of | prison hospitals shall as far as practicable be as per the following scale, - Officer(s) or Staff Type A Type B Staff Nurses (Male or 6 3 Female) 3) The senior most Medical Officer posted in a prison shall be the overall in charge of’ the medical establishment of the prison. He and his team of medical officers and other subordinates shall be jointly responsible for the health-care of the prisoners. 4) The hospital establishment shall function under the general control and superintendence of the Superintendent and the Medical Officer in charge shall abide by all lawful orders passed by him: Provided that the administrative control of the Medical officers shall lie with their parent department and no prison officer including the Superintendent shall interfere in any matter related to clinical work.
2. (5) Services of Medical Officers posted at prisons shall be counted as ‘Difficult’ posting.
3. (6) Ambulances with appropriate equipment shall be provided in every prison as per requirement.
4. (7) Prisons having a female enclosure shall ordinarily have minimum one female Medical Officer. In case no female Medical Officer is posted in a prison having female enclosure, a female Medical Officer from the Civil Hospital shall visit such prison once a week. Other specialists shall also visit the prison periodically as per requirement.
5. (8) The medical staff shall wear prescribed uniform while on duty. 1322 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Channel of 504. All correspondence by the Medical Officer (in charge) to the Director General or to the communication. | Bjrector General Health Services or any other authority shall be routed through the Superintendent. Allotment of 505. (1) In prisons where there is more than one Medical Officer, the hours of duty shall be so Maes among distributed amongst them by the Medical Officer (in charge) that at least one Medical Officer Officers. remains available round the clock.
6. (2) In prisons where there is only one Medical Officer, he shall be on duty during the day and shall remain on call at night to take care of any emergency. The pharmacy officers shall be on duty round the clock as per the orders of the Medical Officer (in charge). Duties of 506. (1) The Medical Officer shall report to the Superintendent on all matters relating to Medical Officer | pe ical establishment of the prison. (in charge).
7. (2) He shall be responsible for smooth administration of prison hospital and ensure that order, cleanliness and discipline are maintained in the hospital and its enclosure.
8. (3) He shall ensure that the pharmacy officers, nursing staff, attendants and nursing orderlies perform their duties properly, and any excess or deficiency of attendants is brought to notice of the authority concerned and to report any violation of these rules.
9. (4) He shall keep a journal in which he shall record every visit paid to the prison, the hour at which he entered and left the prison, the areas of the prison or classes of prisoners visited, the number of the sick in hospital, the result of daily inspection and any matter which he considers necessary to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent promptly and the following shall also be recorded in his medical journal, -
   • (a) Any shortcomings in the cleanliness, drainage, sanitation, water supply or other arrangements of the prisons which he considers likely to be injurious to the health and safety of the prisoners, together with suggestions for the remedy of such defects;
   • (b) Any occurrence of importance connected with the medical establishment and the apparent causes of the same; and any observations, recommendations or directions regarding individual prisoners.
10. (5) He shall accompany the Director General and other official visitors during their inspection or visit of the prison. He shall also be present at the Superintendent's weekly inspection parade.
11. (6) If any epidemic or unusual sickness prevails, or any serious case of illness occurs, he shall visit the prison as often as may be necessary, and record the fact and the reason thereof in his journal.
12. (7) He shall submit returns and any other information regarding the medical establishment, at regular intervals as specified. During inspection or audit, he shall produce or cause to be produce the requisite record connected with the medical establishment of the prison.
13. (8) He shall ensure that all medicines, instruments and the like procured on annual indents are properly utilized for the use of prisoners.
14. (9) He shall be responsible to see that all medicines are properly arranged, labeled, and stored under lock and key, to take proper care of the instruments and appliances in his charge and to not permit any convict attendant to handle instruments or distribute medicines whose misapplication may turnout harmful. He shall from time to time examine all the medicines kept in store to ensure purity and validity, and shall regularly check the account of medicine purchased locally.
15. (10) He shall maintain or cause to maintain a register of expired medicines for disposal.
16. (11) He shall ensure that medical diet is properly utilized.
17. (12) He shall organize awareness camps and sensitization programs regarding cleanliness, hygiene, drug de-addiction etc. Duties of 507. (1) He shall be present in the prison hospital on working days and also on Sundays and Medical Officer. | olidays, whenever necessary.
18. (2) He shall attend to any prisoner who complains or appears to be ill, and have them removed to the hospital or placed before the Medical Officer (in charge) for examination, as the case may require. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1323
19. (3) He shall visit high security enclosures daily, and attend any prisoner who complains or appears to be ill.
20. (4) He shall attend to all staff members and their families residing in prison premises. He may depute the medical subordinate to do these duties.
21. (5) He shall examine all candidates for employment, and the prison officers who may be sent to him by the Superintendent for the purpose, and shall certify in writing regarding their physical capacity and state of health.
22. (6) He shall examine any medicine(s) brought by inmates for treatment of an existing ailment at their own expense and the same shall be allowed only if accompanied by a prescription from a registered medical practitioner and he shall make a record of such incoming medicine in a register maintained for such purpose.
23. (7) He shall satisfy himself that the food for the sick in hospital is properly prepared and distributed.
24. (8) He shall bring to the notice of the Medical Officer (in charge) any female whom he may suspect to be pregnant.
25. (9) He shall report in writing to the Superintendent, the necessity for the removal of any prisoner from the cell or ward on account of bodily or mental infirmity.
26. (10) He shall vaccinate newly admitted prisoners who are in the quarantine and also the infants lodged with their mothers.
27. (11) He shall bring promptly to the notice of the Superintendent and the Medical Officer (in charge), any case of a contagious or infectious disease that may appear amongst the staff members or prisoners.
28. (12) He, bi-annually, shall record or cause to be recorded each prisoner's weight in his weight chart, and shall parade before the Medical Officer (in charge), all prisoners who are losing weight to any noticeable extent.
29. (13) Every Medical Officer shall maintain a report book in which he shall record all matters of importance that he wishes to bring to the notice of the Medical Officer (in charge). Stock 508. The stock of drugs and instruments shall be checked by the Superintendent and a report shall verification. | po submitted to the Director General twice a year. Medical staffnot | 509, (1) Medical staff shall be posted in prisons by the Health Department of the State to leave prison [Govern premises without permission. (2) Casual leave may be granted to a Medical Officer by the Medical Officer (in charge). If there is only one Medical Officer available in a prison, his application for casual leave shall be forwarded by the Superintendent to the Civil Surgeon with the request to provide a substitute for the leave period. The Medical Officer (in charge) shall be competent to allow casual leave to all other Medical staff in accordance with the rules relating to the grant of such leave. In case a substitute from outside is required for the leave period, the Chief Medical Officer shall provide the same.
30. (3) Medical Officers, Pharmacy Officers, Nursing staff or any other medical staff posted or attached to a prison shall not leave the prison precincts without permission of the Medical Officer (In charge), and the Medical Officer (In charge) shall need prior permission of the Superintendent before leaving the prison precincts. Record by 510. (1) The health status of every prisoner shall be categorized as ‘good’, ‘poor’ or Medical Officer | «ip jifferent’. On admission to the prison, the health status of the prisoners who are in immediate need on admission co Lo ss and discharge of | Of medical treatment shall be recorded as ‘poor’, unless suffering from any trivial and temporary prisoners. ailment. Those who are not fit for prison work, but do not need hospital treatment, shall be recorded as having ‘indifferent’ health. NOTE. - If a prisoner is in ‘poor’ or ‘indifferent’ health, the Medical Officer shall enter the cause of the disability in his history ticket and admission register.
31. (2) If any prisoner during the medical examination upon admission is discovered to be a transgender, the Medical Officer shall record such fact and bring this to the notice of the Superintendent.
32. (3) When a prisoner with injury on his body is admitted to a prison post police custody, his medical examination shall be conducted and it shall be verified whether such injuries are mentioned in the accompanying Medico Legal Report (MLR) and if there is a variance in the injuries, he shall prepare a fresh MLR describing all injuries and the matter shall be reported to the Superintendent. 1324 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Duties of 511. (1) The Pharmacy Officer shall obey the lawful orders of the Medical Officer (in charge) Eharmacy and Medical Officer in all matters connected with clinical work and also obey the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendents in all other matters.
33. (2) He shall ensure safe custody of medicines and equipment, bedding and clothing of the hospital and for the proper supply of these articles to the patients in hospital according to the instructions of the Medical Officer (in charge) and the Medical Officer.
34. (3) He shall ensure correct and proper dispensing of medicines and ensure that almirahs are securely locked.
35. (4) He shall keep the dispensary clean and tidy.
36. (5) He shall assist the Medical Officer in the maintenance of the health of the staff and prisoners by compounding and distributing medicines, vaccinating and weighing prisoners, performing clerical work, maintaining order and discipline in the hospital and by carrying out such other duties of the like character as may be imposed on him by the Medical Officer (in charge) or Superintendent.
37. (6) In prisons where there is more than one pharmacy, the Medical Officer (in charge) shall so arrange their duties that at least one is always present in the prison including at night. Nursing staff. 1512. (1) Nursing staff appointed in a prison shall obey the lawful orders of the Medical Officer (in charge) and Medical Officer in all matters connected with clinical work and also obey the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendents in all other matters. 2) During the night hours, requisite number of nursing orderlies, where there is more than one, shall make themselves available on duty inside the prison hospital round the clock to assist the Medical Officer on night duty. Pathological | 513. Every prison hospital shall be equipped with pathological labs and such other facilities as Labsand other | jecided by the Government from time to time. facilities for prison hospitals. Examination of 514, (1) Every prisoner suffering from any disease shall be brought under medical treatment or prisoner. observation, cither as an out-patient or as an in-patient and his name shall be recorded in the appropriate register.
38. (2) No prisoner shall be detained in hospital for more than 04 hours under medical observation without being brought on the hospital register i.e. if it is necessary to detain him for a longer period, he must be admitted.
39. (3) Out-patient services shall be provided to prisoners from Monday to Saturday, whereas emergency services shall be available 24*7.
40. (4) The Medical Officer (In charge) shall pay daily visit to all the sick prisoners in hospital and those under observation.
41. (5) He shall decide whether any prisoner shall be admitted into or discharged from hospital. Bed-head tickets | 515, The number of sick prisoners admitted in the hospital shall be recorded daily in the register of and referal © in-patients. Their treatment and diet shall be recorded in the bed-head tickets. Prisoners who require Hospitals. treatment from specialist doctors shall be sent to hospitals outside the prison having specialist services. Sick prisoners 516. As certain amount of physical exercise is advised for improvement in health in some cases, pd beetven | prisoners who are not too ill may be provided with some light work. Infimation of | 517. Intimation regarding serious illness of a prisoner shall be given to his relatives. In the case of serious hess © | prisoners undergoing trial, intimation shall also be given to the court concerned. Medical diet. 518. (1) The diet of sick prisoners while in hospital shall be as advised by the Medical Officer (in charge) who may either keep the prisoner on the normal prison diet or may place him on the regular hospital diet, with or without any modification therein and may include any supplements he may consider necessary in consultation with the Superintendent. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1325
42. (2) An indent showing the number and details of required hospital diets shall be sent not later than 9 AM daily to the store keeper. Care shall be taken that diets reach the prisoners in time. Emergent indents may in cases of urgency be sent at once, but shall be avoided except in cases of necessity.
43. (3) Hospital diets requiring special preparation shall be cooked in the kitchen and the Medical Officer shall examine these diets frequently and satisfy himself by weight that the full quantities of the prescribed articles are present and that they are well cooked. Hospital 519. (1) Every prisoner shall on admission to hospital be supplied with hospital clothing and PS and | bedding, his convict clothing and bedding be withdrawn and returned to him on his discharge from } hospital. Care shall be taken that the clothing and bedding are changed frequently for purpose of} cleanliness and all clothing and bedding is thoroughly disinfected.
44. (2) The quantities of clothing and bedding required for hospital use shall be reported well in time by the Medical Officer (In charge) to the Superintendent who shall include them in the general indent of prison clothing submitted for the sanction of Director General. For articles other than diet, clothing and bedding, the Medical Officer (in charge) shall indent by letter or by entry in his journal. Purchase of 520. Efforts shall be made to stock all medicines required for daily use through bulk purchase. Teme” However, in cases of exceptional illness and in order to meet urgent demands, the Superintendent, on ) the recommendation of the Medical Officer (In charge) may purchase medicines duly following the codal formalities. In case of emergency or other general requirement, lifesaving medicines may be purchased from the local market at wholesale rates duly following the necessary codal formalities. Prisoners as 521. (1) For the purpose of attendance on the sick, a few well conducted convicts of some drlies education and long sentence shall be selected by the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent } (Administration) in consultation with the Medical Officers and trained as nursing orderlies.
45. (2) The number of convicts employed as nursing orderlies shall ordinarily be in the proportion of one for every ten patients. At times of epidemics and other emergencies, this proportion may be increased: Provided that the Superintendent, if he thinks fit, may also depute a well behaved under trial prisoner as nursing orderly who is accustomed to such work and renders the services voluntarily. Transfer of 522. (1) Where as per the advice of Medical Officer, it is necessary to remove a convict or prisoner. undertrial prisoner to a hospital outside the prison for operative or other emergency treatment which cannot properly be given in the prison itself, the district police shall provide adequate police escort on the pattern as prescribed in rule 268. NOTE 1.- Police escort guard shall be posted at all Central and District Prisons to escort a prisoner to an outside hospital in any medical urgency as per orders of the Superintendent. In case a high-risk prisoner is being taken to outside hospital, Police Control Room Van of the local police station shall invariably accompany the escort guard. NOTE 2.- In case of extreme emergency and non-availability of police escort guard, the Superintendent may send the sick prisoner to the outside hospital under the charge of | Warder guard and such Warder guards shall be replaced by police guards as soon as possible. In case a high-risk prisoner is being taken outside hospital, an officer of the rank of Assistant Superintendent shall be deputed. Police Control Room Van of the local police station shall invariably accompany the prison guard.
46. (2) The Superintendent shall arrange for regular inspection to check the security of} prisoner ward and prisoner admitted therein. No outsider or unauthorized person shall be allowed to meet the prisoner in the hospital. However, family members may be allowed to visit the prisoner by the Superintendent.
47. (3) All expenses incurred by the hospital authorities in connection with the treatment of | prisoners shall be borne by the Prison Department, if the same are not met from the budget of the Health Department in case of Government Hospitals. 1326 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Prisoner in 523. Prisoners, in special cases, may be allowed to get treatment from an outside specialist at their ee © | own expense. In case any such application is received from a prisoner, the following procedure shall treatment at their | D€ followed, namely: — OWN EXPENSES. (a) Medical Officer (in charge) shall forward the application of the prisoner to the Superintendent alongwith his recommendations;
    • (b) The Superintendent shall send such recommendation alongwith copy of the prisoner’s application to the Civil Surgeon, who shall verify the recommendation;
    • (c) the verified recommendation along with the prisoner's application and recommendation of the Superintendent shall be sent to the Director General for approval;
    • (d) the Director General shall examine the case and grant or deny approval, which shall be communicated to the Superintendent;
    • (e) The expenses for such treatment as well as the police escort shall be borne by the prisoner himself. Treatmentof | 524, If the Medical Officer is of the opinion that a prisoner is malingering, he shall at once report malingerers. the fact to the Superintendent. No treatment shall be given to the prisoners feigning illness. Treatment for other than curative purpose is strictly prohibited. Treatmentof 525, (1) Prisoners on hunger strike shall be dealt with sensitively. Food shall be supplied to Pines shike them regularly and if necessary, it shall be administered by force feeding. Daily report shall be sent N "| to the Director General in all such cases.
48. (2) It is the duty of the prison authorities to do what they reasonably can do to keep prisoners in their charge in good health, and in case, on account of hunger strike a prisoner is likely to cause his own death, the Medical Officer may in his discretion, at such stage, as he thinks fit, direct that the prisoner be forcibly fed, if in his opinion, it is the only means of keeping him alive. Forcible feeding shall not be attended with unnecessary violence. Until the stage at which forcible feeding is necessary is reached, food approved by the Medical Officer shall be regularly placed at the side of the hunger striker for his consumption and shall be renewed periodically. Invalid group. 1526. (1) The invalid group shall consist of the following, namely:—
    • (a) those who by age or bodily infirmity are physically and permanently incapacitated from the performance of prison work shall be permanent members of the group; or
    • (b) those that have been discharged from hospital as convalescent but are temporarily unfit to perform prison work; or
    • (c) convicts other than those permanently incapacitated for prison work or lately discharged from hospital, or Suffering under any active disease, those found to be steadily falling in weight, or those who are anaemic.
49. (2) Prisoners of the invalid group shall be given some light work suited to their strength and shall as far as possible be kept together for the purpose of diet and observation, both by day and night. A register of the said prisoners shall be maintained and no prisoner shall be placed in or discharged from this group without the permission of the Medical Officer (in charge). They shall be examined daily by the Medical Officer and once a week by the Medical Officer (in charge). Precautions |527. (1) When epidemic disease is present in the vicinity of a prison, contact between the staff dure and the infected locality shall be prevented; the prisoners received from such districts shall be " i} carefully examined and thoroughly disinfected before admission into prison. They shall then be segregated and treated for a period of not less than ten days or in such manner as the Medical Officer may deem fit.
50. (2) Utmost care shall be taken to retain under medical observation in a separate building all those prisoners who are employed in cleaning a ward wherein case of epidemic diarrhea, cholera, plague, swine flu etc. has occurred, or who have been in contact with the patient after the first symptoms appeared. These disinfecting parties shall, as far as possible, be selected from among those prisoners who have been confined in the same ward or barrack as that in which the case of epidemic disease has appeared. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1327
51. (3) The barrack in which a case occurs shall be immediately vacated and other accommodation to be allocated for the inmates who shall be kept together, and on no account mixed up with the other prisoners. The vacated barrack shall be thoroughly disinfected.
52. (4) Drinking water shall, on the recommendation of the Medical Officer, be thoroughly boiled. Care shall be taken to ensure provision of sufficient appliances for the said purpose and to ensure proper boiling.
53. (5) The general condition of the prisoners shall be carefully watched in order to detect incipient cases. Convict officer shall be required to report at once any sign of sickness and a prisoner visiting the latrine more often than usual, shall be placed under observation.
54. (6) The clothing and bedding of the inmates of an infected ward shall be either immersed for 30 minutes in boiling water or steeped in disinfectant solution and then dried and returned to them after they have bathed. Hospital clothing and bedding used by infected patients shall be burnt using suitable equipment.
55. (7) Whenever epidemic sickness prevails in a prison, a daily report shall be furnished to the Director General. In this report, the Medical Officer shall briefly note the progress of the epidemic, the measures he is taking to arrest it, and any information he may consider important. A copy of this return shall also be sent to the Director General Health Services.
56. (8) The Director General in consultation with the Director General Health Services, may call for an epidemiological inquiry or report whenever he considers such a course advisable.
57. (9) All guidelines issued by the Central Government and Health Department shall be followed meticulously. prisoner | 528. Prisoners admitted from an area of outbreak shall be kept under special medical observation received from an | fr period as advised by the Medical Officer from time to time in order that the effect of’ arca where the |. N N . outbreak or imprisonment and prison diet upon them may be noted and further spread can be prevented. spread of a contagious disease occurred. Periodic health (529. (1) The Superintendent in consultation with the Civil Surgeon, shall organize health camps camps and at least once in every quarter or as frequently as required, for conducting a thorough check up of all telemedicine. y . ) - the prisoners for any health related issues. For this purpose, the Civil Surgeon shall ensure the deputation of a team of specialist doctors. Arrangements shall be made to provide special treatment to those prisoners who have been identified as sick and need special attention.
58. (2) Adequate steps to provide for telemedicine shall, as far as practicable, be taken qua every prison hospital. Bio-waste 530. Medical Officer (in charge) shall make suitable arrangements for proper disposal of bio-waste treatment. generated as per Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Central Act 29 of 1986). Maintenance of | 531, (1) ~~ Only cases of sick prisoners shall be entered in any of the prescribed medical registers. medical registers If any staff member receives treatment, a separate record may be kept.
59. (2) The in-patient register shall be maintained under the control and responsibility of the Medical Officer (in charge), who himself shall enter the details of the patient's disease in accordance with the revised nomenclature of diseases, employed in the monthly return of sick prisoners.
60. (3) In the out-patients’ register, the details of all prisoners under treatment for such minor ailments as do not render admission to hospital necessary, shall be entered.
61. (4) Hospital roll of sick diets and extras shall be maintained.
62. (5) Inthe prescription book, every prescription issued for prisoners under observation shall be entered.
63. (6) Prescriptions for out-patients and prisoners in the invalid group may be entered in a separate book.
64. (7) Any other register as Medical Officer (in charge) deems necessary and suitable for his duties. Scaurityof 532. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to provide adequate security to the Medical Officers medical staff. | 3nd staff while they are performing their duty in the prison premises. 1328 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Objectives of 533. The main objectives of educational programs to be instituted in the prison shall be,- educational programs. (a) to provide opportunities to the illiterate inmates to achieve a minimum level of education including literacy as to reading, writing and arithmetic;

1. (b) to extend facilities to literate inmates to advance their educational standards. Contents of 534. The educational program shall consist of, - educational program. (a) physical and health education including physical exercises, yoga, health and personal hygiene;
2. (b) academic education including adult literacy by way of instruction in primary and high school grade subjects;
3. (c) social education which shall include instruction in civics, and basic legal framework on which the society operates like gram panchayats, co-operation, etc.;
4. (d) vocational education ie. training in different trades aimed at skill addition/enhancement enabling the prisoner to become part of the regular workforce in society; (¢) moral and spiritual education, meditation, group prayers, reading of selected works of literature dealing with ethics, moral values, etc.;
5. (f) Cultural education including organization of cultural programs with the effective participation of inmates. Educational 535. (1) Educational policy shall be formulated in a manner which is suitable to and necessary paliey and for the existing social environment with the ultimate aim of rehabilitation of a prisoner in the P © mainstream of the society.

1. (2) The education of all adult illiterate prisoners shall be compulsory, and instruction is to be so given with the aim of enabling them to read and write before their release from prison.
2. (3) Education shall be organized at three levels, namely —
   • (a) fundamental literacy including reading, writing and arithmetic;
   • (b) primary and secondary (School education); and
   • (c) higher education (college education).
3. (4) the number of teachers including prisoner teachers at an institution shall be fixed in accordance with the inmate population and the educational programs organized therefore. Well educated and well behaved prisoners may be deputed as teachers.
4. (5) Ifa prisoner, who was pursuing studies before his imprisonment, expresses intention to continue his studies and to appear for an examination conducted by any Board or University or Institution, he shall be given all facilities to pursue the same.
5. (6) Prisoners shall be encouraged and provided with facilities enabling them to appear for competitive examinations conducted by various government departments and educational institutions.
6. (7) Study Centers of National Institute of Open Schooling, Indira Gandhi National Open University, or of any other university shall be established in prisons. Prisoners shall be encouraged to take coaching in study centers established in prison and to appear for open university examinations. All expenditure on reading material and fees in the case of prisoners shall be borne by the Government.
7. (8) Prisoners shall be allowed, after the completion of course, to take various examinations conducted by the authorities concerned. The prisoners who pass these examinations, shall be conferred with certificates as are conferred upon students studying in regular schools. If possible and deemed appropriate, they may be sent to convocation. Outstanding prisoners shall be recommended for awards or scholarships as an incentive. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1329 NOTE.- It shall be ensured, as far as possible, that the certificates issued to the prisoners do not contain any reference to the education having been acquired from a prison establishment.
8. (9) Prisoners who wish to acquire technical standards in discipline of Information and Technology and basic engineering skills, may be provided with all necessary equipment and training opportunity, wherever possible.
9. (10) The Superintendent shall liaise with the authorities of the concerned universities to secure co-operation and support in the implementation of the education program devised for the prisons in the State. Prison school. 536, (1) There shall be a prison school in every prison. Teachers shall be recruited departmentally or may be drawn from Education Department on transfer or on deputation. Literate prisoners, whose conduct has been good, shall be trained in imparting education to others. These trained inmates shall assist the regular teachers in organizing the educational programs devised for the prisons. Prisoner teachers shall be paid incentives at par with the prisoners deployed as “skilled” workers. The services of reputed non-Governmental Organizations may also be taken in the said endeavours. The teachers may also be appointed on contract basis, by the Director General.
10. (2) Necessary equipment like books, stationery, writing material, etc., shall be provided at government cost. Use of audio-visual equipment for educational purposes shall be encouraged. The prison school shall conform to the prescribed standards and basic infrastructure like independent buildings, furniture, toilets, water facility including proper ventilation.
11. (3) Syllabi shall be drawn up according to the needs of each inmate group. As far as possible, the education of prisoners shall be integrated with the educational system of the State so as to enable the released prisoners to continue their education without any difficulty.
12. (4) Officers of Education Department shall also be entailed to render all possible help to enhance the effectiveness of prison education and to make it more meaningful. Prison library. (537, (1) The following shall be the facilities provided in prison library with the below stated objectives, namely, -
    • (a) the books in the library should cater to the needs of different educational standards, satisfaction of intellectual needs and development of knowledge of the inmates;
    • (b) the prison library shall be adequately equipped with books, magazines and newspapers which shall be issued to the prisoners and prisoners shall be encouraged to develop reading habits;
    • (c) an educated convict prisoner may be engaged for the management of books and other reading material and to run the library. Appropriate methods of classification/cataloguing shall be adopted by the educational personnel to organize the books and periodicals available in the library so as to make it convenient for use by prisoners and for administrative/record purposes;
    • (d) donation of books by non-Governmental Organization shall be welcomed and the public and Government schools may be encouraged to adopt the educational programs being run inside the prison for prisoners; and
    • (e) the Superintendent shall take initiative for ensuring appropriate collection of’ books for prison library;
13. (2) Half-yearly verification of books in library shall be carried out by the Superintendent or by his nominee in June and December, every year. Duties of 538. Education in prisons being an important means towards the objective of reformative treatment, educational | the education personnel shall so discharge their duties as to offer a comprehensive program of personnel. y A . . Jor Com education to prisoners and the specific duties of the education functionaries shall be as follows, namely:-
    • (a) conducting diversified educational programs covering health, academics, social and moral education;
    • (b) creating symbiotic network between prison education and mainstream education;
    • (c) screening of newly admitted inmates for the determination of their educational aptitude, abilities and interests; 1330 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
    • (d) participation in Classification Committee’s work;
    • (e) conducting literary, socio-cultural and spiritual development programs in the prison premises; [6] arranging tests and examinations and periodical assessment of the educational progress of inmates;
14. (2) periodical upgradation/appropriate modification of the educational programs, when necessary;
    • (h) maintenance of a library with sufficient reading material; and
      • (i) ensure adequate provision for Audio-visual and needed IT infrastructure. Objectives of 1539, Vocational training and skill development programs shall form the mainstay of the in-prison skill treatment of the prisoners in that the period inside the prison is meant to have twofold purposes, viz, development fo 0 om LO hy progtamsand |/irstly, to limit the liberty of hardened criminals so as to prevent further commission of crime by Vocational them, secondly, to ensure that all prisoners are reformed and consequently rehabilitated in the training. mainstream society. With this consideration in view, every prison, under the supervision of and guidance from prison headquarters, shall undertake programs for vocational training and skill development with the following objectives:-
    • (a) inculcation of discipline and work culture among prisoners;
    • (b) development of right attitude towards work and ensuring dignity of labour;
    • (c) promoting, -
      • (i) physical and mental well-being of prisoners;
      • (ii) proper development of mind through intelligent manual labour;
      • (iii) spirit of fellowship and a co-operative way of living;
      • (iv) a sense of fraternity;
    • (d) development of the capacity for sustained hardwork; (¢) building habits of concentration, steadiness, regularity and correctness in work;
    • (f) imparting and improvement of work-skills;
15. (2) development of self-confidence and self-reliance in prisoners;
    • (h) training and preparing the prisoners for achieving effective social re- adjustment and rehabilitation;
      • (i) inculcating occupational self-sufficiency thereby creating a sense of economic security among prisoners;
      • (i) keeping prisoners usefully employed in meaningful and productive work;
    • (k) preventing idleness, indiscipline and disorder amongst inmates; [0] maintaining a good level of morale amongst them and thus promoting a sense of self- worth as well as institutional discipline among them. Vocational 540. Vocational training projects shall be designed/instituted in the following disciplines, keeping training projects. | jn view the rehabilitation needs, namely:-
    • (a) small scale industries;
    • (b) cottage and village industries;
    • (c) essential services and maintenance work like plumbing, electrical fitting, etc.;
    • (d) agro-based industries and allied fields; and (¢) modern industries and commercial units through Public Private Partnership. Vocational 541. (1) Vocational training programs, in self-employment trades and occupations, shall be training. organized in every prison for convicts who are employable and desirous thereof.
16. (2) Such programs shall be open for under-trial prisoners who are volunteer to undergo such training. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1331 3) The local industrial training Institutes shall be associated to assist in training the prisoners.
17. (4) The prison shall have adequate staff for efficient organization of various training projects and it shall be properly equipped with training aids and classrooms for conducting multifarious projects to suit the training needs of the inmates.
18. (5) The prison shall have a properly defined organization for training projects in terms of| formation of homogeneous groups and setting down routine and time schedule for projects.
19. (6) The cost incurred in the training projects, expenditure on staff, equipment and material, shall be treated as essential investment for the purpose of training and rehabilitation of offenders.
20. (7) Special emphasis shall be given to the vocational training of adolescent offenders, first time offenders, and others who may stand to derive benefit from the training projects.
21. (8) Qualified technical personnel shall be appointed in adequate numbers in every production unit and for every program of vocational training and such personnel may be posted in the prison on transfer or deputation basis from the industrial training Institutes or other Government Institutions engaged in such work, wherever possible. Qualified technical personnel may also be appointed on contract basis by the Director General.
22. (9) Vocational training programs shall be designed to suit the needs of prisoners sentenced to short, medium and long term imprisonment.
23. (10) Liaison shall be established with the department of Technical Education, Directorate of Industries (including Cottage Industries), Industrial Training Institutes, Polytechnics, Vocational Training Institutions and Director, Employment Mission to develop vocational training programs on a practical and pragmatic basis.
24. (11) On the completion of vocational training courses, inmates shall be examined by the Department of Technical Education of the State and on passing the prescribed examination, it shall be ensured that the trainees are awarded a regular certificate or diploma by the department.
25. (12) As a measure of “incentive” to inmates demonstrating good progress in work programs and vocational training, they shall be allowed to visit business undertakings of significance and other government owned industries.
26. (13) The prison industry shall be given preferential treatment in the matter of granting permission or license or requisition to run various industrial or production units established by the Government and the executive and supervisory personnel shall be given training in modern methods of management. Duties of 542. (1) The technical personnel shall be responsible for the development of programs for technieal vocational training and diversified productive work as an important component of the reformative pers process.
27. (2) While technically qualified and trained staff has to provide knowledge and skills for economic rehabilitation, the other staff shall ensure proper maintenance of the prison infrastructure.
28. (3) Technical personnel shall perform the following functions, namely:-
    • (a) conducting vocational aptitude test of the inmates including their interviews and collection of data about inmates, vocational history, skill abilities and interests;
    • (b) offering suggestions as to possible, cffective and appropriate work and vocational training programs for inmates;
    • (c) preparation of plans for vocational training projects;
    • (d) imparting apprenticeship on the job and vocational training to inmates;
29. (6) utilization of resources of service and maintenance unit for training purposes;
    • (f) arranging arts and handicrafts projects;
30. (2) training of prisoners;
    • (h) maintaining progress reports of the training of prisoners;
      • (I) keeping the equipment and machines in the workshop in good working condition, proper custody and maintenance of shops and factories; 1332 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) [0] ensuring adoption of appropriate safety measures in the workshops and factory areas;
    • (k) maintenance of discipline in the area under their charge, attending emergency situations; 0} distribution of work to inmates;
    • (m) maintaining muster rolls of inmates working in various sections;
    • (n) supplying inmates with production tools and materials;
31. (0) supervision over quality and quantity of production;
    • (p) maintaining work sheets;
    • (q) measurement of tasks and apportionment of wages;
    • (r) indenting raw material from the Store Keeper storing raw material in their charge, maintaining accounts of raw material and manufactured articles in their charge, dispatch of manufactured articles to the Store Keeper, monthly checking of stores under their charge and reporting the same to the authorities concerned;
    • (s) preparation of work plans for work-sheds under their control and forwarding them to the Superintendent. Liaison. 543. The institution shall establish liaison with approved educational and vocational training institutions for material and other assistance. Escort for 544. A prisoner may be permitted by the Superintendent to appear in a School Board examination examination. | or University/Institution examination, Competitive examination or Competitive examination interview or Physical Endurance Test or Medical examination for Government service recruitment, however, it shall be so permitted only under proper police escort after due verification. The police escort shall be provided by the District police within whose jurisdiction the prison is situated. Publication of | 545, Annual publication of a magazine publishing the commendable activities of prisoners and prison staff may be undertaken in accordance with the facilities available. magazine. Accountability. 546. Tt shall be the primary responsibility of the Superintendent assisted by the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) that the programs for education and vocation are implemented in proper spirit and the success or failure of the programs and the extent of the educational and vocational activities in each institution, shall be one of the principal factors on which the performance of these officers shall be evaluated. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1333

PART-A Welfare of Prisoners

Basic elements 547. The welfare programs in prisons shall be undertaken with the following objectives, namely:

of welfare

programs. (a) to ensure care and welfare of prisoners;

( to develop a positive and constructive atmosphere in the institution;

(¢) to maintain good personnel-prisoner relationship based on mutual trust;

1. (d) to help the prisoners to maintain regular contact with their families and communities in the outside world;
2. (e) to provide guidance and counseling;
3. (f) to ensure a system of incentives for self-discipline by way of remission, temporary release, transfer to semi-open and open prisons and premature release;
4. (g) to encourage group activities and healthy community living; and
5. (h) to inculcate good habits and attitudes and prepare them for a normal after life. Counseling. 548. Counseling facilities shall be extended to the prisoners as follows, namely: —
6. (a) professionally qualified counselors shall be engaged by the Prison Department to provide counseling to the needy prisoners particularly victims of abuse and those suffering from substance-related addictive disorders;
7. (b) proper and regular evaluation of prisoner's mental health shall be done to enable the requisite psycho social support services by the Prison Department; and
8. (c) severe mental disorders shall require appropriate psychiatric treatment and shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (Central Act 10 of 2017). Guidance. 549. (1) Pamphlets containing the rights, duties, entitlements, discipline and daily routine of prisoners shall be printed and distributed to enable the prisoners to follow the 'dos' and 'don'ts' and maintain discipline during his confinement.

1. (2) The above literature shall also be kept in the prison library and issued to prisoners who can read. Illiterate prisoners shall be explained the guidelines by the staff members themselves or with the help of other literate prisoners engaged for educational programs. Canteen facility. [550, (1) Every prison shall have canteen facility with adequate stock of daily needs and other essentials for the prisoners. Items which may be sold in the canteen shall be as decided by the Director General from time to time.
2. (2) The management and functioning of the canteen shall be governed as per provisions of Chapter 44 of these rules. Recreation, 551. (1) Sports, cultural and other recreational activities shall be organized in all prisons as sports, films. | integral part of the prison regime for maintaining mental and physical health of the prisoners. Yoga library and Lo B A oe " hs cultural and meditation will be practiced daily for which special hours shall be earmarked. Separate space for activities. meditation may also be provided. It shall be ensured that all discourses in the prison are secular in nature.
3. (2) Sports activities may comprise indoor and outdoor games depending upon availability of space, climate and weather, the composition of prisoners and security requirements. Efforts shall be made to build a gymnasium in every prison. Other recreational and cultural activities may include, -
   • (a) Film shows: Every Central and District Prison shall have facilities for showing films to the prisoners and staff members. Historical, patriotic, biographical, scientific and educational films, travelogues, documentaries, newsreel and films dealing with social themes will be shown. Films depicting crime, sex, violence and such other subjects that may have an adverse effect on the minds of prisoners shall not be shown; 1334 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) () Music: Music has special significance in the context of a prison. It can bring relief to lonely, distressed and unhappy minds. It can relieve boredom and promote interest in institutional programmes. Music programmes may consist of’ radio music, recorded music, group singing, folk music, instrumental music and orchestra etc. A Prison radio may be established in every Central and District Prison; (¢) Community and Folk Dances: Group and Folk dances shall be performed on festivals and social occasions;
   • (d) Drama: Useful social values and models of behaviour shall be promoted before the prisoners through dramatic performances. Dramas dealing with social problems, pageants, musical dramas, tableau and radio plays could be performed for the benefit of prisoners. Prisoners themselves should be encouraged to take part and organise these activities;
4. (6) Arts and craft: Art and craft provide avenues for giving expression to the innate abilities of an individual and can play an important role in the reformation of prisoners by giving them an identity and the ability to carn livelihood. These activities can serve as supportive therapeutic measures in the otherwise monotonous life of a prison; () Reading: Prisoners shall be encouraged to read books, newspapers and magazines. Group reading and guided reading can also be useful for them; and
5. (2) Television: The channels to be shown and their timings, shall be prescribed by the Director General from time to time.
6. (3) Well known personalities in the fields of art, sports, literature, culture and music may be invited to the prison as guests on various occasions to inspire the prisoners and be role-models for them. Roleofnon- | 552. Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) with good credentials and proven track record and es. which are known for their dedication and selfless service, may be involved, with prior approval of the © Director General, in organizing sports, cultural and other recreational and welfare activities. Prisoners’ 553. (1) Every prison shall have one or more prisoners’ panchayats. The panchayats should panchayat. consist of carefully selected prisoners, who are of good conduct and who have the talent and ability to organize events and activities. The panchayats shall plan and execute daily recreational programs for prisoners. This shall give the prisoners a sense of participation in the prison management which is an important component of any policy of welfare and reformation. Prisoners’ panchayats may also serve as a forum for the prisoners to express their grievances and seek redress.
7. (2) For constitution of the Panchayat informal elections involving only minimal and inevitable activity may be held under strict supervision of the senior prison officers. Prisoners who have been rewarded for their good conduct or achievements in educational endeavors may be declared eligible to stake claim as candidates. In the interest of discipline, the membership of electoral college shall be restricted to only those prisoners who have not been penalized in the last two years for any prison offence. The selection process and tenure of panchayats shall be decided by the Director General from time to time.
8. (3) The working of the panchayats shall be monitored by the prison administration. The Superintendent, as far as possible, shall personally participate in the panchayat meetings.
9. (4) A 'Mahapanchyat' of all the panchayats shall be held in the presence of the Superintendent at least once in a quarter for the redressal of prisoners’ grievances and implementation of their suggestions. Celebration of | 554, (1) National days shall be celebrated in each prison to inculcate patriotism among the Nasional days | prisoners. Cultural programs shall be organized on such occasions and special food served to the prisoners.
10. (2) Important festivals of all religions shall be celebrated as per custom and every prisoner shall be encouraged to participate. This shall be subject to security and discipline of the prison. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1335 Spiritual 555. Every prisoner shall be allowed the freedom to pursue his faith in a quiet and orderly manner. freedom. However, no religious structure shall be allowed in the prison and it shall be ensured that there is no discrimination on grounds of religion, ethnicity or caste etc. Implementation (556, (1) ~~ The Superintendent shall be responsible for the smooth and orderly implementation of | of etre welfare activities in the prison. He shall submit quarterly report of welfare activities being conducted . in his prison to the Director General.
11. (2) Prison administration shall endeavor to access funds available under corporate social responsibility for conducting various welfare activities for prisoners and staff members. PART-B Welfare of Staff Members Weare fund for | 557. A Welfare fund shall be established for the benefit of prison personnel with the object to extend monetary aid, loans and other relief to the staff members who contribute to the fund. A Managing Committee constituted by the Director General from time to time shall be responsible for the administration of the Welfare Fund. The Director General shall be the Chairman of the Managing Committee. Necessary regulations shall be framed for identifying the beneficiaries and for sanctioning loans, aid and other relief for different purposes, namely, medical, educational, marriage in the family amongst others. Legal assistance. | 558, All necessary support at the Government cost shall be extended to staff members including retired personnel of the department to defend themselves in the event of criminal prosecution or civil proceedings arising out of bona-fide discharge of official duties. Staff meetings. 559. (1) The Superintendent shall convene monthly meeting of all staff members posted in the institution. The objectives of the staff meeting shall be as follows, namely:—
    • (a) coordination in institutional activities;
    • (b) to improve methods of work; (¢) to explain governmental policies to staff members;
    • (d) to explain new procedures, rules, regulations and policies regarding prisoner discipline, treatment of prisoners and institutional management;
12. (6) to explain policies relating to personnel management, staff discipline and morale in the staff lines;
    • (f) to explain welfare programs;
    • (g) to give opportunities to staff members to discuss their common problems;
    • (h) to communicate appreciation of good work as and when necessary.
      • (i) to reward staff members as and when necessary.
13. (2) Minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be recorded and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Director General with the remarks of the Superintendent. Facilities while 560. The following facilities shall be extended to the personnel on duty, namely:— on duty. v (a) rest rooms for the guarding personnel;
    • (b) free meal and tea shall be provided to all the staff members as per clause (g) of| rule 447; (c¢) lockers in the guard room to keep the belongings not permitted to be carried inside. Hours of work. [561. Work hours for every category of personnel shall be clearly defined. Ordinarily no staff] member, including guarding personnel, shall be required to work for more than eight hours a day provided that the Superintendent may make reasonable adjustments in the hours of work depending upon local requirements. A rotational schedule of institutional duty, day duty, night duty, section duty, premises duty etc. shall be followed as per guidelines issued by the Director General from time to time. Responsibilities of each role shall be clearly defined. Every staff member shall be entitled to a weekly off. Retirement |562, All necessary documentation and codal formalities shall be completed sufficiently in advance benefits. of the date of superannuation of a staff member. Delays in completion of papers shall be avoided at all costs. 1336 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Grievance 563. Employees may make representation to the Director General or any other senior officer for redressal [redress of their grievances, whether service related or otherwise. Representations addressed to the ) officers at the headquarters shall be submitted through the Superintendent. The Director General and other senior officers at the headquarters shall fix separate hours every week for giving personal attention/hearing to the employees. All such requests for personal attention/hearing shall also be routed through the Superintendent. Opportunity shall also be provided to the staff members to put forth their grievances during inspection and visits of senior officers to the institution. Housing. 564. Rent free residential accommodation shall be provided to all prison personnel on the prison campus as far as practicable. Housing for prison staff shall be developed on modern lines with adequate civic amenities and facilities such as park, playground, community centre, health and wellness centre, etc. In case the institution is not connected with public transport facility, school bus or a van may also be provided for children of the staff. Health care 565. The staff members and their families residing on the prison premises are entitled for free medical treatment by the medical officers of the prison. Medicines may be issued to them free of cost from the prison dispensary. Financial 566. When a staff member dies or sustains injury while discharging his duties, the Director General ee may sanction such financial assistance and compensation as prescribed by the Government from time to time. Sports meet. 567. Annual Sports Meet shall be conducted in each prison, followed by the State Meet. Winners in cach event shall be given prizes. The Director General may sanction necessary expenditure incurred for this purpose from staff welfare fund. Director 568. There shall be a provision for Director General’s Disc to be awarded to officials at various General's levels as under:- commendation disc. (a) Warders/Head Warders up to a maximum of ten per year;
    • (b) Sub Assistant/Assistant Superintendents up to a maximum of three per year; (¢) Deputy Superintendents upto two per year;
    • (d) Superintendent and above one per year; and
    • (e) Other staff members up to six per year. The criteria for award of the disc shall be decided by the Director General from time to time. Cadre strength | 569. While fixing the strength of each cadre, care shall be taken to see that prison personnel in any and rank are not overburdened and that they have adequate opportunities for career advancement. Salaries remuneration. N . and other employment benefits should also be commensurate with the work to be performed in a modern correctional system, which is complex and arduous and is in the nature of an important social service. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1337

Utilization of 570, Article 39A of the Constitution of India casts a duty on the State to provide free legal aid to Legal Services| the poor and weaker sections of the society and ensure equal opportunities to secure justice for all. : Articles 14 and 22(1) of the Constitution further make it obligatory for the state to ensure equality before law and put in place a legal system which promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity toall. In furtherance of these constitutional provisions, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs), District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) and Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committees (SDLSCs) have been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act 39 of 1987) in order to establish a nationwide network for providing free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity. Appointment of | 571, The District Legal Services Authority shall nominate legal aid counsels to visit the prisons legal aid regularly on fixed days of the week to help the poor and unrepresented prisoners. Any prisoner may counsels. N N - PE Pa oy seek aid and advice, file bail application, parole application or any other petition, appeal etc. through the legal aid counsel. Duties of the 572. The Superintendent shall ensure to, - hr (a) arrange free legal aid for indigent prisoners through legal aid authority concerned; legal aid. (b) arrange legal literacy classes in the prison in order to educate prisoners about their rights and duties as well as about the availability of free legal aid services; (¢) employ the services of para legal volunteers and legal aid counsels may be taken to ascertain legal aid needs of prisoners;

1. (d) inform and make the convicts aware of their right of appeal against conviction and preparation of petition and appeals;
2. (e) assist competent authorities in holding special courts, legal services camps, and lok— Adalat;
3. (f) properly maintain the record with respect to legal aid to prisoners including visits of legal aid counsels. Freelegalaid 573, (1) Legal aid clinics shall be established in each prison with sufficient number of legal aid clinics. counsels and para legal volunteers deputed to such clinics for providing free legal services to the prisoners on all working days. Some prisoners may be trained as para legal volunteers (PLVs) for assisting the legal aid clinics established at prisons. The objectives of the legal aid clinics shall be as follows, -
4. (a) to provide free legal advice;
5. (b) to spread legal literacy and legal awareness; (¢) to provide free legal services such as drafting the petitions, notices, applications, replies, etc.;
6. (d) to encourage the amicable settlement of disputes through alternative dispute redressal (ADR) mechanisms like mediation etc.;
7. (e) to provide free legal services of advocates in legal matters; [63] any other function or service as laid down by the Haryana State Legal Services Authority from time to time.

1. (2) Free legal services shall include, -
   • (a) payment of Court fee in appropriate cases, process fees, and all other charges payable or incurred in connection with any legal proceedings;
   • (b) providing service of panel lawyers in legal proceedings;
   • (c) obtaining and supply of certified copies of orders and other documents in legal proceedings;
   • (d) preparation of appeal, paper book including printing and translation of documents in legal proceedings. 1338 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Objectives. 574. The objectives of after-care services are,-

1. (a) extending help, guidance, counseling, support and protection to all released prisoners, whenever necessary;
2. (b) helping in the removal of any social stigma that may have been attached to the prisoner or his family because of his incarceration; (¢) impressing upon the individual the need to adjust his habits, attitudes, approaches and values to a rational appreciation of social responsibilities, obligations and requirements of community living;
3. (d) helping the individual in making satisfactory readjustment with his family, neighborhood, work group, and the community.
4. (e) assisting in the process of physical, mental, vocational, economic, social and attitudinal post-release readjustment and ultimate rehabilitation. After care 575. Aftercare services shall ordinarily be extended to all needy persons released from prisons, services. conditionally or unconditionally or on license, having served a minimum of five years of imprisonment. Case 576. The Case Management Framework is required to ensure continuity in a prisoner’s aagemnt rehabilitative process before and after the prisoner is released. The service involves, -
5. (a) assessing a prisoner’s individual needs;
6. (b) identifying appropriate services that meet his needs; (¢) developing a comprehensive plan of service tailored to the individual;
7. (d) advocating the client’s access to and use of services; (¢) monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of delivery of services. Treatment of | 577. After-care problems of an individual shall be treated in their totality and not in isolation. Not pve only the individual but his whole social situation must be tackled at the same time.

Phasing tater 578. After-care work shall broadly be phased as follows, -

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1. (a) while the individual is under institutional care and treatment;
2. (b) immediately after release from the institution;\ (¢) post-release period. Constitution of 579, (1) It is the responsibility of the State to devise and develop mechanisms for rehabilitation Discharged er of released convicts. For this purpose, Discharged Prisoners’ After Care and Rehabilitation Care . Committees shall be set up at the district level, which shall comprise the following, - Rehabilitation 4 istric istra _ airners Committees (a) District Magistrate Chairperson
3. (b) Superintendent - Convener (¢) District Probation Officer - Member

1. (2) Such Committees shall inter alia devise schemes for rehabilitation and after-care assistance for released prisoners. While devising the mechanism and extending help, special attention shall be paid to the protection and post-release care and help of children, adolescents, women, sick, old, infirm and handicapped persons. Special emphasis shall be laid on the after-care of habitual offenders, if they so request. Planning. 580. (1) Planning for afier-care shall be initiated immediately after prisoners’ admission in the institution. 2) After-care shall be in the interest of the individual and based on his needs. While planning post-release assistance, factors like the prisoner's personality, his weaknesses and strengths, limitations and capabilities, and his rehabilitation needs shall be taken into consideration. The prisoner's desires for post-release help shall be considered on a practical and realistic basis. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1339
2. (3) The prisoner shall be informed what type of assistance would best suit his needs. He shall be encouraged to plan his post-release life, as this would be helpful in his willing acceptance of the after-care plan. 4) From the time of a prisoner's admission into prison, he should be assisted to maintain or establish such relations (with persons or agencies outside the institution) as may promote the best interests of his family and his own social rehabilitation. Special attention shall be paid to the maintenance and improvement of such relations between a prisoner and his family, as are desirable in the best interest of both.
3. (5) The prisoner shall be provided vocational training according to his needs and he shall be registered with various employment agencies outside the prison. Scope of after- | 581. The scope of after-care assistance shall be determined by the discharged prisoners’ After Care care assistance. | ad Rehabilitation Committee, and shall include the following, namely:—
   • (a) liaison with and assistance to prisoner's family during the period he is serving sentence;
   • (b) help in maintaining continuity in relationship with family, neighbors, employers and community;
   • (c) preparing the family, employer and neighbors for receiving the individual after release;
   • (d) liaison with local police to build trust and prevent harassment post release;
   • (e) reference to a social service organization in the neighborhood where the prisoner is likely to settle after release;
   • (f) communicating to the Panchayat/local authorities about the background, problems and needs of the released person. Getting the cooperation and help of the Panchayat, Community Development Officer, National Extension Service Worker and Gram Sevak, in the resettlement of the prisoner;
4. (2) subsistence money to cover initial expenditure after release till such time the released person gets family support or secures employment;
   • (h) temporary accommodation till housing arrangement is made;
     • (i) assistance in securing employment, apprenticeship etc.; G) supply of tools and trade equipment;
   • (k) assistance in starting a cottage industry, any small business trade, a small or a stall;
     • (I) providing medical treatment as per requirement;
   • (m) placing the released person under the care of a person or family interested in his welfare and resettlement;
   • (n) help in establishing contacts, acquaintance and friendship with reliable neighbors, co- residents or co- workers;
5. (0) safeguards against recidivism. Functioning ofa | 582. (1) The District Probation Officer shall interview the prisoner during his admission- Diet quarantine period and plan the nature of assistance for the prisoner and his family. Thereafter, he Officer. shall meet the prisoner at least once a fortnight through his stay in the institution and monitor the relationship and assistance being rendered.
6. (2) The District Probation Officer shall extend all possible help in maintaining the prisoner's continued relationship with his family, employer and community.
7. (3) The District Probation Officer shall also remain associated with the prisoners’ welfare services at the headquarter level. The role of non- | 583, The participation of reputed Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in the rehabilitation ens. | Programs shall be extensively encouraged. Voluntary organizations, which wish to help the © government in rehabilitation projects, should be provided all necessary support. 1340 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Awareness 584. Public shall be educated about the need for rehabilitation of ex-convicts through print and amongst public |, djoyisual media. Continuous liaison shall be maintained with individuals and entities, which are for rehabilitation N . oe of willing to give employment to the released prisoners. Corporate entities shall be encouraged to ex- convicts. contribute funds towards rehabilitation of prisoners under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework.

Assessment. 585. (1) After-care agency shall be closely associated with the planning of the after-care

program for the prisoner.

1. (2) After-care plan of a prisoner shall be subject to such changes as are found necessary by the after-care service.
2. (3) The District Probation Officer shall pay special attention during the pre-release period and maintain all prescribed records under the direction of the Superintendent.
3. (4) After release from the institution, the case of a released person shall be followed up for a period ranging from one to two years according to the requirements of each case.
4. (5) The District Probation Officer shall conduct follow-up study through interviews or correspondence. A six monthly report evaluating the released person's adjustments and resettlement shall be prepared by him and copies of it shall be sent to all stakeholders including the prison headquarters.
5. (6) The record branch at the headquarters shall maintain all case files and follow-up reports according to the central indexing system. Formulation of | 586. The Industries Department of the Government shall formulate schemes for the employement Schemes of released convicts in small scale units. Persuation of 587. Industry shall be persuaded at the level of the Prisons Headquarters to give preference in jobs Industrial units | to, released prisoners in the interest of their rehabilitation and social adjustment. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1341

Serie 588. (1) Quality of human resource is of paramount importance in an effective system of prison conditions. administration. The conditions of service in the prison department shall be such that they attract and retain the best-suited personnel. The effectiveness and utility of correctional institutions shall largely depend upon the level of satisfaction that prevails in the service. Better service conditions shall

produce better personnel which, in turn, shall develop better institutions.

1. (2) Inall prisons of the State, personnel shall be deployed in accordance with the size of the prison, prison capacity, requirements of security, discipline, workload and distribution of’ functions. In principle, there shall be a minimum of one guarding personnel for every six prisoners.
2. (3) Every prison shall have such staff strength as decided by the Government from time to time. Free Government | 589. (1) ~~ Superintendent, Medical Officer, Deputy Superintendent, Nursing Staff, Pharmacy Accommodation Officer, Subordinate officers, Head Warders and Warders who have been provided Government allowance. accommodation in the prison shall be exempted from the liability to pay rent. In cases, where Government accommodation can not be provided, the grant of House Rent Allowance shall be contingent upon the official arranging for himself a residence within a reasonable distance (to be approved by the Superintendent) from the prison, convenient for purpose of his duties and make himself available for duty on call in an emergency. 2) Every subordinate officer of prison, for whom residential quarters are provided, shall reside therein, when free quarters are not provided, the subordinate shall reside in such vicinity as near as possible to the prison. House rent allowance shall be provided to the staff those who are not provided with residential quarters at the rates fixed by the Government. Appointments to | 590, All appointments to and changes in the office of the Superintendent other than those arising in eo cio] CONSequence of temporary absences shall be notified in the Official Gazette. The post of tog "1° Superintendent shall be Gazetted Class-1. All promotions to the post of the Superintendent shall be by promotion from among those serving on the post of Deputy Superintendents. Temporary 591. In the event of any temporary vacancy occurring in the office of Superintendent of any prison Vacancies or the Superintendent due to any cause unable to discharge or prevented from discharging the duties of his office, this fact shall forthwith be brought to the notice of the Director General by such Superintendent or, in his absence, by the Deputy Superintendent (Administration). Exercise of 592. All or any of the powers conferred by and duties imposed by these rules on the Berm of Superintendent may, in his absence, be exercised and performed by such other officer as the Director superintendent. So y B - General may entrust in this behalf, either by name or by official designation. General duties of | 593, (1) ~~ Subject to the overall supervision and control of the Director General, the Superintendent. | gyperintendent shall be the managing executive of the prison in all matters including discipline, administrative, labour, expenditure, correctional and welfare programs, punishment, and control.
3. (2) The Superintendent shall be bound by the applicable laws and rules and directions of the Government in the discharge of his responsibilities in the aforementioned matters of order, discipline, management, and security of the prison and prisoners confined therein.
4. (3) The Superintendent shall ensure that all applicable rules are enforced fairly, impartially, and without discrimination and that all persons to whom the rules apply are in advance made aware of the rules and the consequences of any breach of discipline under the rules
5. (4) The Superintendent shall make himself thoroughly acquainted with the provisions of the Act and all other statutory enactments which govern prison management as also the rules made thereunder. He shall be responsible for carrying into effect all statutory provisions and the rules and the lawful execution of all sentences on prisoners committed to his charge.
6. (5) The Superintendent shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, such record on paper or digitally or both, as specified.
7. (6) The Superintendent shall provide for the support, care, custody of and control over all prisoners at any time confined in the prison. 1342 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
8. (7) The Superintendent shall adopt modern techniques and equipment in matters of security, welfare, and general administration of the prison.
9. (8) The Superintendent shall control all expenditures relating to the prison and maintain records and ensure that such expenditures are incurred in conformity with the financial rules and after observing the codal formalities and financial discipline.
10. (9) The Superintendent shall enquire into and adjudicate upon all the cases involving commission of prison offences and breach of discipline and punish all those who are found guilty thereof in accordance with the provisions made therefor.
11. (10) The Superintendent shall take steps to provide suitable facilities for recreation of’ prisoners and staff members.
12. (11) The Superintendent shall draw up a plan for the classification of prisoners, their training, treatment programs, and correctional activities in the prison superintended by him and for implementation of the state policy pertaining to correctional administration. Control of 594. The Superintendent shall discharge his duties subject to the control of Director General and Director General. | 41] orders passed by him shall be subject to revision by the Director General. Superintendent to | 595, (1) ~~ The Superintendent shall visit the prison every working day, at least once in the visit prison daily. | forenoon and once in the afternoon, and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as well when special circumstances render it desirable; if due to any cause, the Superintendent is prevented from visiting or is unable to visit the prison on any day on which he is by this rule, required so to do, he shall record the fact and cause of his absence in his journal.
13. (2) The first duty of the Superintendent, on the occasion of his daily visit to the prison, shall be to release the time-expired convicts, in accordance with the provisions of the law and the rules in that behalf, and shall, in discharging this duty, in particular, observe the rules relating to the return of their private property. Night Visitby 596. The Superintendent shall randomly visit the prison during the night (between 10 P.M. to he . 4.A.M.) at least once a week and shall satisfy himself that the prison is properly secured and guarded superintendent. . . Pa . and that all rules and orders, governing the nightly disposition of prisoners, guarding personnel and Duty Officer and their duties, are duly observed. During his night round, the Superintendent shall often get the incoming and outgoing Warder guard searched and checked at the main gate in his presence. The Superintendent shall visit the prison in the night right away on the occurrence of any untoward incident. Residence of 597. The Superintendent shall reside in the prison premises unless the Director General permits Superintendent. | him in writing to reside elsewhere. The Superintendent shall not take up any other additional employment. Presenceof |598. The Superintendent shall not be absent from the prison premises even for a night without Superintendent permission from the Director General but if it is inevitable to be absent without leave for a night due © niet: to unavoidable necessity, he shall immediately report the fact and the cause of it to the Director General. Bar on 599. If the Superintendent is at any time prevented, by unavoidable cause, from performing any detegarion of | duty imposed on him, he shall not, without the previous permission of the Director General, delegate Superintendent, any duty to any other officer. Pisontobe (600. (1) The Superintendent shall frequently visit and inspect every barrack, yard, cell, inspectedand | yy ie chop, armoury, warder’s lines and every other part of the prison and its precincts and all maintained in an N . . A cient sae. | premises belonging or attached thereto, or connected therewith, and shall satisfy himself that all buildings, structures enclosing walls etc., are secure and are maintained in the best possible state of repair and that every part of the said prison precincts and premises is kept clean and in a proper sanitary condition.
14. (2) The Superintendent, during all times of the day and night, shall cause to have every section, block, building, open area, main gate, office, peripheral wall, kotmauka, hospital, and every other place on the prison premises to be under the express charge of such number of subordinate officers as he deems necessary, for efficient working of the prison. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1343 Superintendent to | 601. The Superintendent shall visit the prison hospital frequently and shall carry into effect, or visithospital. | cause to be carried into effect all written directions given by the Medical Officer in regard to the proper segregation of prisoners suffering or suspected to be suffering from any communicable disease. Superintendent to | 602. (1) ~~ The Superintendent shall visit the prison garden at least once a week and satisfy visit prison himself that, - garden at least once a week. (a) all necessary measures are being taken therein for the purpose of cultivating and producing ample and continuous supply of vegetables, condiments and other crops for consumption of the prisoners;
    • (b) the land included in the garden is kept in proper order and free from weeds;
    • (c) the disposal of filth and refuse from the prison is effectively and fully conducted;
    • (d) stable letter and other manure is suitably disposed of and that the premises generally are maintained in a good sanitary condition; and
    • (e) the prison garden is being run on a scientific and production-oriented basis.
15. (2) The Superintendent shall personally ensure that the prescribed targets for the prison garden are fulfilled and agricultural training on modern and scientific lines is imparted to the inmates. Superintendent to | 603. The Superintendent shall personally check every article of the store at least once in six check stock, | onths and record in the remarks column of the store register whether the balance checked on a machinery and . ; . Py N tools. certain date was correct or incorrect and discrepancies, if any, shall be noted. A note of this check shall also be made in his journal and the discrepancies, if any, shall be reported to the Director General at once. NOTE 1.- The checking of articles shall be so arranged that the Superintendent of prison checks one-half in one quarter which the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall check in the second quarter and vice versa. It shall be ensured that every article is checked once in three months either by the Superintendent or the Deputy Superintendent (Administration). The certificate of the check conducted by the respective officers shall be submitted to the Director General by the 1% January and the 1% July each year. The Superintendent on taking over charge, shall examine the books to see what articles have not been checked by his predecessor in the half-year and shall check these during the remaining period of the half-year. NOTE 2.- When shortages are found as a result of a check made in any of the stores or as a result of an audit report by the Accountant-General, Haryana, the Superintendent shall take immediate action to fix responsibility for the shortage and submit his report with recommendations to the Director General for orders. Weekly 604. (1) The Superintendent shall hold a weekly parade of all prisoners for the time being pecion parade confined in the prison for the purposes of muster and inspection. i} ) (2) At each parade held under the sub-rule(1), the Superintendent shall satisfy himself that, -
    • (a) every prisoner is properly classified as provided in the rules;
    • (b) every prisoner is provided with proper clothing and bedding as provided in the rules;
    • (c) every prisoner is clean both in-person and clothing;
    • (d) the provisions of the remission and parole rules are understood by the prisoners;
    • (e) the rules and orders applicable to prisoners are being followed properly;
    • (f) all chronically or seriously ill prisoners are receiving proper treatment.
16. (3) The Superintendent shall, at every such parade, hear every request or complaint (if any) which any prisoner may desire to make and shall, in due course, inquire into and pass orders thereupon. NOTEL- The Senior Medical Officer/Medical Officer, all Deputy Superintendents, and subordinate staff concerned shall accompany the Superintendent. NOTE 2.- On such parades, every prisoner shall neatly arrange his bedding, spare clothing, cup, and plates in the courtyard of his barrack and shall stand at attention in line. 1344 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Checkingand | 605. The Superintendent shall cause the prisoners to be checked and counted at least twice cach comune wie | day i.e. at the hour of opening the wards in the morning and that of locking up the prisoners in the Gay evening. Prison business | 606. The Superintendent shall ordinarily transact all business relating to the prison on the premises to be transacted thereof, and shall not, otherwise than in cases of necessity or emergency, require the attendance of premises. any staff member at any place beyond such premises. Distribution of 1607. (1) The Superintendent shall pass a written order laying down therein the distribution of duties amongst duties amongst subordinate officers and the nature and extent of the duties allotted to each such officers officer: Provided that anything contained in any order passed under this rule shall not in any way to relieve the Deputy Superintendents of their general responsibility under the Superintendent, as to the management of the prison or relieve the Deputy Superintendents or any other subordinate officer of any duty imposed on him by any law or rules for the time being in force.
17. (2) The Superintendent shall apply the principle of periodical rotation in matters of’ distribution of duties amongst subordinate officers employed in the prison.
18. (3) The distribution of duties amongst subordinate officers employed in the prison shall be s0 allotted as to enable the Superintendent to fix responsibility for errors in the prison records, with precision and without leaving any possibility of uncertainty, therefore,a copy of the distribution of | executive and clerical work shall be put up and maintained in a conspicuous place in the prison office. Taking overthe 1608. (1) The Superintendent may, by a written order take over for himself such of the duties of duties of deputy | 1, Pyeputy Superintendent, as he may deem necessary, for the efficient running of the prison. superintendent » he endent 2) Every action taken under sub-rule (1) shall forthwith be reported by the Superintendent P " [to the Director General giving reasons thereof and the Director General may confirm, modify or cancel such order. Superintendent 0 [ 609. The Superintendent shall hold an inquiry qua every offence committed or alleged to have enquire into all been committed by a prisoner in the prison in a quasi-judicial manner recording the statements of all na to record witnesses concerned, at the same time giving full opportunity to the offender for his defence. punishments. Confessional statements of the offender shall also be recorded in the presence of two witnesses. After application of a judicious mind, the finding and proposed punishment in the manner provided by law, should be recorded by the Superintendent in his own hand in the prisoner’s history ticket. Complete inquiry file containing the findings and proposed punishment shall be forwarded to the District and Sessions Judge for obtaining judicial appraisal on the same day. Where such intimation on account of | emergency is difficult, the same shall be given within two days of action. The Superintendent shall satisfy himself that every punishment so proposed is duly carried into effect in accordance with law: Provided that if for any cause, the Superintendent is, at any time, physically prevented from making such record, he shall cause the same to be made in his presence and under his directions. NOTE.- The order of punishment shall be copied/entered into the prescribed register of punishment by a subordinate officer (Register No.5). Appointmentand | 610. (1) The Superintendent shall exercise such powers regarding the appointment and punishment of | pishment of staff members, as are specified in the rules relevant to service conditions of such staff members. = officer.
19. (2) The Superintendent may, at any time, inquire into and record his opinion on the conduct of any staff member. In conducting all such inquiries, he shall be guided by the relevant punishment and appeal rules. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1345 Superintendent to | 611. The Superintendent shall report the following events at once telephonically and by other nt means, which shall be invariably followed by a detailed report through approved means of occurrences. communications to the Director General, namely: —
    • (a) all serious breaches of prison discipline and prison security;
    • (b) every case in which any prisoner escapes or attempts to escape or is recaptured or commits suicide or dies from or receives a serious injury; (¢) all outbreaks of epidemic disease or disease which is likely to assume an epidemic form amongst the prisoners or staff members and the measures taken to prevent the spread thereof;
    • (d) all serious cases of overcrowding and all such other matters as the Director General may, from time to time in his discretion, by general or special order in that behalf, require to be so reported to him by the Superintendent;
    • (e) all cases of death of prisoners alongwith immediate cause. Superintendent to (612. (1) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to accompany the Director General, accompany Additional Director General, Inspector General, Additional Inspector General or Deputy Inspector Director General on re f : - and official General whenever that officer visits the prison for the purpose of inspection of the same or any part visitors. thereof and shall take all necessary measures to facilitate the inspection and secure the safety of the inspecting officer.
20. (2) The Superintendent shall, if so desired, similarly accompany any official visitor during his visit to the prison. Superintendent to | 613. (1) The Superintendent shall at all times exercise a vigilant supervision and control over exercise Vigilant | 11 moneys items and property of whatever kind received by him or by any subordinate officer, or receipts and which, at any time is in his charge or in the charge of any subordinate officer, for or on account of expenditure. the Government, the prison or any prisoner at any time confined therein; Similar supervision shall also be kept for overall expenditure, of every kind incurred by him or under his authority or orders or under the authority of any rules in that behalf for the time being in force, on the upkeep and management of the prison as also of the prisoners for the time being confined therein or in any way relating thereto or connected therewith and shall cause proper accounts and vouchers of all such receipts and expenditure and property to be diligently kept and audited in accordance with the provisions of these rules and of the rules and orders regulating the management of the public accounts for the time being in force in that behalf.
21. (2) The Superintendent shall be personally liable for all defalcations, loss, or damage in any way due or attributable to any negligence, disobedience, or misconduct on his part. The Superintendent is required to keep a constant watch over prison receipts and expenditures to promote all possible economy in every department and to carefully examine all demands and indents before sanctioning them or submitting them for sanction. He shall satisfy himself, by personal inspection, that —
    • (a) the registers and books of account are regularly and duly written up and daily entries are made in day books;
    • (b) cash balances correspond with those entered in the books and that the latter is correct;
    • (c) the outstanding are not allowed to remain unrealized longer than necessary.
22. (3) The Superintendent is liable for defalcations on the part of any member of the prison establishment which have been in any way facilitated or rendered possible by any neglect of duty or omission on his part to exercise effective supervision. Suppliestobe | 614. The Superintendent shall satisfy himself that all supplies are paid for at the time they are promptly paid | purchased or as soon afterward as possible. Superintendent to | 615, (1) The Superintendent, after due consideration and his satisfaction, shall cause to be of carried into effect all written requisitions of the Medical Officer (incharge), as to the provision of the Medical extra bedding or clothing or the alteration of the diet of any prisoner or with respect to any alteration Officer of discipline or treatment in the case of any prisoner whose mind or body may, in the opinion of the (incharge). Medical Officer (incharge), require it.
23. (2) The journal of the Medical Officer (incharge) shall be put up before the Superintendent every day. 1346 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Superintendents | 616. (1) ~~ The Superintendent shall maintain a journal in which he shall record every occurrence Journal of importance connected with the management of the prison.
24. (2) The Superintendent shall cause to be maintained a bound compilation of all the orders passed by him relating to management, discipline, administration or other connected matters of the prison. He shall satisfy himself that every such order is duly carried into effect. All orders constituting the bound compilation shall contain the acknowledgment of having seen and received the order by the officer(s) entrusted in any way with the execution of any such order. Procedure Upon 617. At the time of taking over the charge as Superintendent of any prison, every officer shall, Change of before entering office, satisfy himself that all records and registers are up-to-date and in good order Appointed and that the cash balances, permanent advance, and accounts are complete and duly kept. He shall Superintendent. | make a note in writing, of the defects, deficiencies, or irregularities, if any, detected either at the time of taking over charge or within one month thereafter, and shall inform the Director General thereof. Submission of 618. (1) The Superintendent shall, submit to the Director General the following statements statements by _ Superintendent. regularly, namely,
    • (a) returns of statistical information;
    • (b) statements of account in respect of receipt, expenditure and property;
    • (c) bills, vouchers, and other original documents;
    • (d) periodic reports and other information;
25. (2) The Superintendent shall send a monthly report based on weekly and monthly meetings to the Director General giving his overall assessment of the working of the prison.
26. (3) The Superintendent shall fix an hour daily for interaction with staff members. During this time, the staff members may meet him and make their suggestions concerning the functioning of the prison or for redressal of personal grievances. A weekly meeting of Medical Officers and gazetted officers shall be convened and suggestions regarding the administration of prison shall be discussed and policies formulated for the efficient conduct of the prison affairs. Deputy 619. The appointment and service conditions of a Deputy Superintendent shall be as per applicable Superintendent. | co tooo le. Officers to be peated as Dept | Deputy Superintendent (Administration), Deputy Superintendent (Security), Deputy Superintendent P "| (Industries and Welfare), and every person for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a Deputy Superintendent, in regard to the functions or duties so performed. Residence of 621. The Deputy Superintendent shall maintain residence in the prison premises unless the Deputy Superintendent permits him in writing to reside elsewhere. Superintendent. Deputy 622. Deputy Superintendent(s) shall not be absent from the prison premises for a night without Superintendent to permission in writing from the Superintendent, however, if the Deputy Superintendent is absent night without leave for a night due to inevitable reason, he shall immediately report the fact and the cause thereof to the Superintendent. General duties of | 623. (1) ~~ The Deputy Superintendent shall discharge duties under the immediate direction order Deputy and control of the Superintendent. Superintendent.
27. (2) It shall be the duty of the Deputy Superintendent to strictly enforce, or cause to be so enforced, all laws, rules, regulations, directions and orders relating to the management of prison and prisoners confined therein, for the time being in force.
28. (3) The Deputy Superintendent shall be liable to render all possible help and cooperation to other Deputy Superintendents in the discharge of their duties.
29. (4) The Deputy Superintendent shall be responsible for the safe custody of all records and other articles in his charge, as required by the Act, rules, or instructions/directions of the Director General/Superintendent.
30. (5) The Deputy Superintendent shall visit the prison during the night (between 10 P.M. to 4.A.M.) at least once a week and shall satisfy himself that the prison is properly secured and guarded HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1347 and that all rules and orders relating to or connected with the nightly disposition of prisoners, guarding personnel and Duty Officer are duly observed and given effect to. During the night round, the Deputy Superintendent shall often conduct surprise checks thereby causing the incoming and outgoing Warder guard to be searched and checked in the main gate in his presence. The Deputy Superintendent shall visit the prison in the night at once on the occurrence of any untoward incident. He shall make a report of the night visit in the night report book.
31. (6) The Deputy Superintendent shall, whenever required so to do, accompany the Superintendent and every inspecting officer and official visitor on their visits to the prison. Deputy 624. The Deputy Superintendent shall, before leaving the prison for any purpose whatsoever, and Superintendent to| oy every occasion on which he proposes to leave the prison, make over his charge to such officer as make over . FRE charge when he | directed by the Superintendent and shall record the fact that he has done so in his journal. The officer eaves the prison. | receiving the charge shall, thereupon, countersign the entry made in acknowledgement of having done so. Deputy 625. If the Deputy Superintendent is, at any time prevented by unavoidable cause from performing Superintendent any duty imposed upon him, he shall not, without the previous permission of the Superintendent, his duties © delegate any duty to any other officer. without permission. Deputy _|626. (1) Every Deputy Superintendent shall regularly maintain a journal in which he shall, from Superintendent S | time to time record, as they occur, all events of importance relating to his functions and shall make a J daily record of the general state of the prison. He shall enter in his journal all reports and representations which is his duty to make to the Superintendent and all other matters which by any of the provisions of the rules, regulations, directions and orders for the time being in force, he is required to enter therein.
32. (2) The Deputy Superintendent's journal shall be placed weekly (or oftener if necessary), before the Superintendent who shall endorse his orders against each entry or if no orders or comments are necessary, append his initials. Daily enwies to (627. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall enter daily in his journal the following, be made by namely: deputy ye: Superintendent (a) lock-out time; (Administration) . . in his Joumal, (b) number of prisoners admitted during the day;
    • (c) number of prisoners sent to outside hospitals/institutes for treatment;
    • (d) number of prisoners released or transferred during the day;
    • (e) result of checking of gratings and locks of the prison;
    • (f) sanction for the employment of prisoners in any special manner;
33. (2) lock-up time;
    • (h) any other important occurrence of the day;
      • (i) suggestions regarding prison administration, if any. Dailyentics | 628. The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall enter daily in his journal, namely: - c made by i | Deputy (a) lock-out time and the count of the prisoners confined therein; ee (b) number of staff members who are absent; Journal (c) number of staff members sent on leave;
    • (d) number of staff members who returned from leave;
    • (e) result of checking of gratings and locks of the prison; (© all instances in which he may have found it necessary to use restraint on any prisoner;
34. (2) lock-up completion time and the count of the prisoners confined therein;
    • (h) any other important occurrence of the day;
      • (i) suggestions regarding prison administration, if any. 1348 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Daily entries to 1629. The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall enter daily in his journal the be made by following, namely :— Deputy Superintendent (a) number of prisoners tasked and absent; (Industries and Welfare) in his (b) time at which prisoners began work, training, learning; Journal (¢c) time at which work, training, learning was stopped in the forenoon and when it was re- commenced in the afternoon;
    • (d) time at which work was stopped for the day;
    • (e) number of prisoners who participated in Vocational and Educational Training. [©] number of calls made through Prison Inmates Calling System;
35. (2) any other special cultural, spiritual or social program or other important occurrences of the day;
    • (h) suggestions regarding prison administration, if any. Deputy 630. The Deputy Superintendent shall render an account, on removal or transfer of all Government Superintendent | nj other property and money entrusted under his care. responsible for property and money entrusted to him. Duties of Deputy | 631. (1) ~~ The Deputy Superintendent shall do or cause to be done all acts and things which may Superintendent be necessary or expedient for ensuring the safe custody of all prisoners at any time received into or prisoners, confined in the prison as well as for enforcing and maintaining discipline and order amongst such discipline, visits | prisoners and all subordinate officers of the prison at any time serving under his orders or control and and attendance. | shall also superintend the correctional/educational programs.
36. (2) The Deputy Superintendent shall, at least once in every twenty-four hours visit every barrack, ward, cell, compartment and every other part of the prison and the premises thereof, including the hospital; and shall, save as provided in the rules, regulations, directions, and orders for the time being in force in that behalf, always remain present within the prison or the premises thereof. Dutics of Deputy | 632. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) to — Superintendent (Administration) (a) be present every evening when prisoners are locked up for the night and every morning qua lock-up, when the prisoners are taken out of the sleeping wards, cells, or other compartments; lock-out, labour, food, and (b) satisfy himself both by night and morning that all the prisoners are present and in safe reporting unusual custody; occurrences. ’ (¢) allot to cach prisoner sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment a proper task and satisfy himself that every such prisoner who is fit for labour is daily put to proper labour and performs his allotted task;
    • (d) cause daily weighing and serving out of rations and satisfy himself that the food-stuffs are properly cleaned and cooked;
    • (e) supervise the distribution of food and satisfy himself that each prisoner receives his proper quantity at the proper times;
    • (f) forthwith report every unusual occurrence of a serious nature to the Superintendent. Dutics of Deputy | 633. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) to — Superintendent (Administration) (a) cause all lawful warrants and orders of commitment to be duly obeyed and carried into qua execution of effect; sentences.
    • (b) give effect to all remissions of sentences lawfully earned or granted, and from time to time, to review and cause to enter the correct date of release in the register of releases; (¢) take all measures necessary or expedient in order that no prisoner is released before he is legally entitled to be released. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1349 Duty of Deputy | 634. Upon the admission of every prisoner, the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall- UNAS (a) examine or cause to be examined the warrant or order under which such prisoner is on admission of committed to the prison and satisfy himself that it is in all respects, complete, in order prisoner. and valid;
    • (b) satisfy himself that the provisions of the Act and these rules as to the admission of’ prisoners, are duly complied with. Custody of 635. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be responsible for the receipt, issue, ont safe custody and the application or disposal of all stores, machinery, tools, plant, raw materials, propery: manufactured goods and all other articles of whatever kind which is for the time being in the prison and the property of the Government and he shall maintain or cause to be maintained, proper accounts and registers thereof. He shall take stock checking frequently and from time to time examine and verify the accounts and registers maintained.
37. (2) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall check every article of the store at least once in six months and record in the remarks column of the store register whether the balance checked on a certain date was correct or incorrect and discrepancies, if any, were noted. A note of this check shall also be made in his journal and the discrepancies, if any, shall be reported to the Superintendent, if there is a change in incumbency, he shall check all articles on assuming charge and this may be taken as a six monthly check. Record of 636. All recommendations given by the Medical Officer in relation to any prisoner, with the on er. | €XCePtion of orders for the supply of medicines or directions relating to such matters as are carried
    • • [into effect by the Medical Officer himself or under his superintendence, shall be entered day by day in the prisoners history-ticket or in such other record as specified. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall make an entry at proper place stating in respect of each direction the fact of its having been or not having been complied with, accompanied by such observations, if any, as the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) thinks fit to make and the date of the entry. Deputy 637. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall ensure that all staff members are present een , |on duty on time and shall furnish the report of daily attendance to the Superintendent. The daily to ensure timely | Attendance shall be recorded digitally as far as practicable. attendance of staff members. Deputy 638. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be responsible for the following, namely: ey (®) to ensure that the scales, weights and measures in use in the prison, for issue and responsible for distribution of provisions, stores and raw material are accurate and in good order and scale, weigh, shall, before taking delivery, weigh, measure or count all stores supplied to the prison stores and the or cause the same to be done under his supervision; state of the godown. (b) for the state of the prison store-rooms and their inaccessibility to convicts and others not authorized to enter them. Deputy 639. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall exercise general supervision over the work FAN of the office. The delegation of the preparation of returns, entries in registers, or of any of the Deputy to supervise Superintendent (Administrations) duties to any authorized subordinate, shall in no way relieve the officeand keep | Deputy Superintendent (Administration) of the responsibility towards ensuring that these are certain registers. | correctly and punctually made, however, his primary duties shall concern the direct control of the prisoners and management of the prison. He shall keep or cause to be kept the cash-books, release diaries and such other registers in accordance with the Superintendent’s directions. He shall daily compare the balances of cash-in-hand with the balances shown in the cash-books, initial the latter if correct and present the same to the Superintendent daily for examination. NOTE.— Cash and cash book shall ordinarily be dealt with by the Superintendent (Office) or Deputy Superintendent (Office) for the maintenance section and accountant/clerk for the Industries section. Deputy 640. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be responsible for all matters related to FA prison farm like proper and timely sowing of crops and seasonal vegetables etc. He shall ensure the to maintain timely movement of inmates, who have been duly permitted thereof, for working in the prison farm. prison garden in | He shall visit the prison garden at least twice a week. an efficient state. 1350 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Responsibility | 641. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall promote such economy as is consistent repyonem ™ | with efficiency in every department of the prison. inter alia, and shall — department. (a) prepare or cause to be prepared and submit to the Superintendent all indents for food, clothing and articles of every description required;
    • (b) prevent any needless destruction of Government property, utilize convict labour to the fullest extent in supplying the requirements of the prison and other department and bring to the notice of the Superintendent any improper waste or extravagance. Inventory at time | 642, When any Deputy Superintendent is discharged or suspended, transferred or resigns, takes Spmaking over leave (other than casual leave), he shall be duty bound, in making over charge to his successor, to ee give an inventory of all property, stores etc. in his hands, together with vouchers for all credit sales. This Tist shall be kept with the prison records while a copy shall be given to his successor and another sent to the Director General. The Superintendent shall satisfy himself as to the correctness of the list within two months from the date the outgoing Deputy Superintendent leaves the prison and shall if circumstances warrant his doing so, furnish the leaving Deputy Superintendent, with a certificate that no demands or liabilities are outstanding against him in that prison. NOTE 1.— The order may be suspended in the case of any Deputy Superintendent who takes leave for not more than six weeks, but in that case, the Deputy Superintendent who takes leave shall be primarily responsible for the stores, etc, during his absence, and the burden of proving the responsibility of his locum tenens for any loss shall lie with him. NOTE 2.- All the subordinate officers in whose custody the inventory articles are kept shall be responsible for making over the charge by them of the respective articles in their stores and wards. They shall render a complete account of all the inventory articles and other stores under their charge and shall be responsible for any loss or damage attributable to their negligence. Duty of Deputy | 643. When a new Superintendent assumes charge of a prison, it shall be the duty of the Deputy een , | Superintendent (Administration) to bring to his notice, in writing, all orders specially relating to that onchangeof | Prison. In the event of any grave irregularity taking place in consequence of the Superintendent. | non-observances on the part of the Superintendent of any such order, the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be held responsible unless he can show that he brought the order in question to the notice of the Superintendent. In the interest of the need for fixing responsibility, the Superintendent upon having been so briefed as above by the Deputy Superintendent, shall be required to affix his signatures upon the order(s) which have been brought to his notice. Dutyof Deputy 644. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall in the immediate supervision of the Superintendent | g5erintendent be the overall in charge of every other part of prison administration which is not (Administration) . Ny . : Legarding smooth | exclusively related to Deputy Superintendent (Security) and Deputy Superintendent (Industries and functioning of | Welfare). ministration. administration 2) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be responsible for the smooth functioning of all the branches under his charge, particularly the under trial section, convict section, hospital management, and establishment section. He shall be responsible for all correspondences relating to these sections with the competent authorities concerned. 3) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall, in immediate supervision of the Superintendent cause to maintain the prison in an efficient condition in respect of computerization, security equipment and other equipment, sanitation, water supply, power supply, food, cleanliness and beautification of prison premises etc.
38. (4) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be overall in charge of the hospital ward. Deputy 645. The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall satisfy himself that sufficient strength of the ype endent guarding staff to meet all emergencies is at all times present at the prison and ready to be armed and responsible for | that the guarding staff sleep in the quarters allotted to them and do not leave the prison premises the efficiency of | Without permission. A roll call may be held every day one hour before sunset or oftener, if necessary. the guard, HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1351 Duties of Deputy | 646. The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall at all times maintain strict discipline amongst Superintendent | ob ordinate officers and shall ensure that, - (Security).
    • (a) such subordinate officers as are trained akin to military discipline are acquainted with the drill and the use of their arms;
    • (b) all staff members, in respect of whom uniforms are prescribed, wear such uniforms in the prescribed manner at all times when such uniform is required to be worn; (©) specified roster of attendance and duties is carried into effect;
    • (d) when on duty, all officers are neat and clean in appearance, properly dressed and accoutered; and
    • (e) every instance in which any subordinate officer is guilty of any dereliction of duty, breach of discipline or other misconduct, which comes to his knowledge, is entered in his journal and brought to the notice of the Superintendent. Power of Deputy | 647. Subject to the rules governing grant of leave and the record to be maintained therefor, the een! Deputy Superintendent (Security) may grant leave of absence for a period not exceeding forty-eight grant forty-eight | hOurs/two days at any one time to any guarding personnel: hours leave. Provided that in every case where any such leave is granted, the Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall make all necessary arrangements for the due performance of the duties of the guarding personnel to whom such leave is granted during his absence. Deputy 648. Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall, on uncertain times, cause each prisoner, all clothing ean! and bedding, all wards, cells and other compartments, workshops, latrines and other places search daily for | frequented by prisoner (s), to be thoroughly searched for prohibited articles in such manner so that the prohibited whole prison is covered in a fortnight. articles. Deputy 649. (1) It shall be the duty of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) to regulate all interviews ype endent and communications between prisoners and persons who are not prisoners and to prevent all persons regulate who are not duly authorized in that behalf by the competent authority, from entering the prison interviews and | premises or having access of any kind to, or communication with, any prisoner, and to arrange that Communications. | the proper officer of the prison is present during all interviews held.
39. (2) He shall also ensure strict surveillance and close watch during interviews of prisoners with visitors. Authorized articles received by the prisoners from their relatives shall be handed over only after a thorough search. He shall further ensure that such articles are not misappropriated by anybody else.
40. (3) He shall cause to maintain a record (manually or digitally) of all the interviews. He shall ensure no interview is held without a proper entry in the software meant therefore or otherwise. Other Duties and 650. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall be duty bound to maintain internal responsibilities vigilance on the conduct of staff members, in particular as a check against corrupt practices. He shall Supermtendent keep an eye on the activities of the prisoners from lock-out to lock up during day time. Prisoners (Security). shall not be allowed to move unnecessarily.
41. (2) It shall also be the duty of Deputy Superintendent (Security) to ensure deployment of’ guarding personnel through Line Officer in consultation with Deputy Superintendent (Administration), Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) under the supervision of the Superintendent. 3) He shall cause to ensure that no prohibited article is admitted inside the prison and no such article or activity which may endanger the security of the prison be allowed inside the prison. For this purpose, he shall cause to ensure the following, namely —
    • (a) Search of prisoners at main gate (deodi) at the time of their entry and exit;
    • (b) Search of staff members at main gate (deodi) at the time of their entry and exit; (¢) Search of articles passing in and out of prison.
42. (4) He shall ensure that every article brought in to or taken out of the prison is in keeping with the gate pass and the particulars of such articles are entered in the register concerned. 1352 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
43. (5) He shall ensure that all steps are taken to initiate legal action on the commission of any prison offence.
44. (6) The other heads of duties of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall include the following, namely —
    • (a) conducting ‘Alarm Parades’;
    • (b) handling of riots and public order disturbances in prison; (¢) responding to a medical emergency on priority, in liaison with Deputy Superintendent (Administration);
    • (d) liaison officer (point-of-contact) for all matters related to the security of the prison;
    • (e) regulation of leave of guarding staff;
    • (f) efficient functioning of Control Room;
    • (g) monitoring the use of prisoner’s audio/video calling system;
    • (h) liaison with the local police station and police authorities for follow-up of! investigations of cases registered for crimes inside the prison. Dutyof Deputy 1651. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) under the immediate supervision Superintendent | of the Superintendent shall be responsible for implementing State policy pertaining to correctional (Industries and Pa . ; RE a. Pa Welfare), administration, reformation, and welfare of prisoners. He shall be responsible for organizing and conducting educational, cultural, recreational and other welfare activities for prisoners. 2) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall supervise the work of correctional staff in the prison.
45. (3) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall supervise the manufacturing units and other productive enterprises, other than agriculture, being undertaken in any prison and shall be responsible for the efficient management of the manufactory unit and shall conduct all operations relating to the manufacture of articles in the prison, to the greatest possible advantage of the Government.
46. (4) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall ensure that all stores maintained in the manufactory unit of the prison, whether consisting of raw material, material in process of manufacture or manufactured goods, machinery, plant, tools or other articles that are under the care and supervision of the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) are responsibly taken care of and he shall at all times be liable to duly account therefor to the Superintendent.
47. (5) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all stores purchased, received, in stock and expended, respectively, and also of all moneys, of whatever kind at any time received or expended by him or under his authority or orders. He shall be responsible that all registers and accounts prescribed and relating to the manufactory department are, at all times correctly prepared and kept up to date; that proper vouchers for all issues of stores and payments are obtained and kept in safe custody, and produced when called for by the Superintendent, and that his accounts are duly audited under proper authority.
48. (6) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall periodically examine all cash, stores, machinery, plant, tools, raw materials, materials in process of manufacture and manufactured articles, in order to satisfy himself that the cash, stock, materials, manufactured articles, machinery, plant, and tools are as per the balance shown in the accounts.
49. (7) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be personally liable for any defalcations, loss, or damage, in any way caused due or attributable to any negligence, disobedience, or misconduct on his part.
50. (8) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall use all means in his power to make the labour of the prisoners profitable to Government. He shall prevent waste and peculation in the manufactory and ensure —
    • (a) checking of the applications for raw material and see that the quantity of material charged for have been received;
    • (b) that the rates paid for all supplies are fair; and (¢) that the prices at which manufactured goods are sold are properly remunerative and promptly paid for. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1353 He shall also be responsible for moneys sent to the local treasury.
51. (9) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be responsible for keeping a duty/ attendance roster of prisoners attending the training/ production workshops and for calculating the reward/remuneration payable or awarded to each such prisoner.
52. (10) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall ensure that each prisoner is issued an attendance sheet for recording his attendance in the training, production centre programs indicating the reward or remuneration due. He shall also be responsible for submitting bills for such remunerations and for the timely disbursal of the same.
53. (11) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall ensure that a bank account is opened in the name of each prisoner who is entitled to remuneration and that his earnings are deposited in the Bank account. The prisoner shall supply the necessary documents for opening of the Bank Account. A prisoner may be allowed by the Superintendent to withdraw a part of this amount from the bank to be used in prison canteen or other expenses.
54. (12) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall keep cash book and individual credit register for keeping the account of the prisoner remunerations working under his charge. NOTE:- The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be duty bound to keep a constant watch on the receipts and expenditure of the training and manufactory department and all property of whatever kind relating thereto. He is liable for defalcations on the part of every officer serving under his orders which have been in any way facilitated or rendered possible by the neglect of duty or omission on his part to exercise effective supervision.
55. (13) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall under the immediate supervision of the Superintendent be the overall in charge of Prison Management Software, Prison Inmate Calling System (PICS) and all other information technology matters.
56. (14) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be the overall in charge of | all cultural, sports, yoga etc.
57. (15) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be in charge of Public- Private Partnership (PPP) modality and shall take all possible measures to implement the scheme in the prison.
58. (16) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall coordinate with local administration in all the matters relating to welfare schemes.
59. (17) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall cause to enhance education level of prisoners through Sarv Siksha Abhiyan, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) or National Institute Open Schooling (NIOS).
60. (18) Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be responsible for organizing vocational training for prisoners in various fields as far as the same is permissible within the limits of’ available infrastructure. Deputy 652. The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall maintain a report book in which he Superintendent | 21) make entries of all matters requiring the orders of the Superintendent such as requisitions for (Industries and N 3 ! > ! > . Welfare) to prisoners, materials, machinery, tools, plant, and the like, the manufacture, sale, or dispatch of goods, maintain a report [and recommendations of every kind relating to the manufactory department. Orders relating to book. manufactory and vocational course passed by the Superintendent shall be entered in the report book. Consolidated | 653. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall convey the consolidated demand oft | demand of raw material, machinery tools and implements to the Superintendent well in time to and implements. | enable the competent authority to arrange for its purchase.
61. (2) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall be duty bound to improve the quality of the training and manufacturing work turned out in the workshop, and he shall be responsible that articles not according to specification are specially brought to the notice of the Superintendent. He shall satisfy himself from time to time that the work obtained in each branch of industry is commensurate with the labour employed and the raw material consumed.
62. (3) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall make himself acquainted, as far as possible, with the character, skills, individual interest and history of every prisoner working under him so that the best possible result could be obtained in minimum expenditure and time. He shall assist the Superintendent in allotting remissions and granting rewards for good work. He shall 1354 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) report to the Superintendent, for punishment, all prisoners failing to complete their allotted tasks or who do not take interest in learning or training or are deliberately doing bad work, as well as all those who are guilty of breaches of prison discipline which come within his cognizance.
63. (4) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall reach the prison manufactory sufficiently early each morning to superintend the distribution of the labour groups to check the task sheet and verify the task done by each worker and he shall ordinarily remain inside the prison throughout the day.
64. (5) The Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) shall personally visit various Government and Non-Government Institutions and acquaint them with the activities of training and production in the prison so that manufacturing orders for various articles in the prison manufactory may be obtained. Assistant 654. (1) The service of Assistant Superintendent and Sub Assistant Superintendent in the superintendents Department is a subordinate service and officers holding these appointments shall be superintendents, | NON-gazzetted officers.
65. (2) The recruitment and service conditions of Assistant Superintendents and Sub Assistant Superintendents shall be governed by the rules made in this behalf by the Government.
66. (3) Assistant Superintendent and Sub Assistant Superintendent shall be subordinate to the Deputy Superintendent and shall obey his orders. The Assistant Superintendent and Sub Assistant Superintendent shall, at least once a week personally search the relieved and relieving guard between the main gate. General duties of | 655. (1) He shall ensure that guarding personnel are vigilant on their respective duties. assistant superintendent (2) He shall ensure his presence at the time of lock-out and lock up of the wards, cells, and sub assistant | barracks under his charge and cause the search of the prisoners confined therein at the time of lockup superintendent. | 5d also at uncertain times. He shall cause the thorough search of wards/cells/barracks under his charge at least once a week.
67. (3) He shall record in his own hand the result of every such search of the wards and prisoners in the search book.
68. (4) He shall not entrust any register/return/document to any prisoner for writing.
69. (5) He shall treat the prisoners with tact, humanitarian kindness and firmness.
70. (6) He shall ensure cleanliness and upkeep of the wards, cells, barracks as well as the prisoners under his charge. He shall also ensure that all prisoners take regular bath, keep short hair and beard (or are clean-shaven), wear clean clothes/ prison uniform and the blankets and bed-sheets are regularly washed and kept clean,
71. (7) He shall ensure that medical treatment to the ill inmates of wards under his executive charge is being duly provided.
72. (8) He shall supervise games, sports, yoga, education, vocational training, and other correctional/cultural activities, etc. for the prisoners under his charge.
73. (9) He shall perform other duties relating to prisoners under the control of Deputy Superintendent which shall include maintenance of discipline and order amongst the prisoners (duties as in charge of the Central Control Room), management of guarding personnel (duties as Line Officer), maintenance of prison garden and dairy, maintenance of warrants of prisoners, maintenance of registers concerned, admission and release of prisoners, production of prisoners before trial Courts and to ensure security measures during their transit, transfer of prisoners, preparing parole/ furlough cases of the convicts, timely submission of reply of writ petitions, judicial appraisal of the punishments awarded to the convicts, etc. NOTE.— Every report made by the Assistant Superintendent or Sub Assistant Superintendent during the performance of his duties shall be put up before the Deputy Superintendent who shall put up the report before the Superintendent with his remarks for final orders of the Superintendent. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1355 Duties of 656. (1) He shall be fully acquainted with all the details connected with discipline and training assistant of the force and management of the lines. superintendent or sub assistant (2) He shall keep under his constant vigil, the guard rooms, warder hostel, kotmauka, Superintendent prison garden, and other buildings in the prison complex and be responsible to ensure that the same " |are clean, tidy, and properly kept.
74. (3) He shall post the guarding personnel under the orders of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) explaining to each of them the duties and responsibilities of the post.
75. (4) He shall ensure no guarding personnel slips out of the prison complex without proper sanction and that unauthorized persons are removed from the prison limits.
76. (5) He shall attend all formal parades held in the prison complex and be responsible that all roll-calls are properly held.
77. (6) He shall personally inspect the guard going on and off duty inside the prison and, in case of inability to inspect any shift, he shall so arrange that such inspection is carried out by a responsible officer. Entries of such inspections with the name of the inspecting officer shall be made invariably in the daily diary.
78. (7) He shall visit all guards at the prison periphery at such intervals as specified by the Superintendent.
79. (8) Asetofkeys of the armoury shall always be in personal custody of the Line Officer.
80. (9) He shall supervise the warder’s mess and maintain it up to date with supplies.
81. (10) He shall maintain order in the guard and organize monthly welfare meetings of the staff members with the Superintendent.
82. (11) He shall be responsible for keeping the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent (Security) informed about the matters of guarding personnel, its discipline, duties, and equipment.
83. (12) He shall be responsible for efficient working and proper deployment of other forces, if any, guarding the prison.
84. (13) He shall make sure that the ceremonial guard is up to date and is always ready for salutation and other duties.
85. (14) He shall maintain liaison with District Police’s Reserve Inspector and Line Officer for guard deployment for sick prisoners in hospitals outside prison. Duties of 657. (1) He shall supervise ward, barrack, and cell In-charges at the unlocking, the mid day assistant count, at locking-up, and distribution for labour in the morning and afternoon. superintendent or sub assistant (2) He shall ascertain from the female warder once in the forenoon and once in the superintendent as | a fiernoon that the count is correct and all is well. in-charge central control room (3) He shall visit all the wards/barracks/cells during his duty hours and satisfy himself’ that the guarding personnel and convict watchman are present at their posts and are on the alert.
86. (4) He shall supervise the distribution of food and the conservancy arrangements.
87. (5) He shall cause all grills, gratings, doors, locks, or other openings of enclosures and barracks in which prisoners are confined, to be secured, and satisfy himself by personal inspection that they are secure and if there are any discrepancies, to report the same.
88. (6) He shall pay surprise visits to all gangs (group of prisoners deployed on work) working inside the prison and count and check the number of prisoners in each gang from the gangbooks. He shall satisfy himself during his rounds that the guarding personnel keep all prisoners within sight and employ them as per labour allotted to them and shall report any disobedience of the rules and regulations to the Deputy Superintendent (Security).
89. (7) He shall regulate the movements of prisoners going on court appearance, interview, canteen and hospital etc. in a disciplined manner.
90. (8) He shall perform above-mentioned duties under the close supervision of the Deputy Superintendent (Security). 1356 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Duty Officer. 658. (1) An Officer of the rank not below Head Warder, as specified by the general or special orders of the Superintendent, shall perform the duties as Duty Officer. 2) The Duty Officers shall work in three shifts viz. from 06:00 AM to 02:00 PM, 02:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and 10:00PM to 06:00AM.
91. (3) The Duty Officer shall be in charge of the main gate. He shall supervise the change of | shift of guarding personnel during the hours of his duties.
92. (4) The Duty Officer shall frequently visit the CCTV Control Room in the administrative block and shall take at least two rounds of the prison during his duty hours and ensure that the guarding personnel on duty are alert, sufficient lighting arrangement during the night is available and the prisoners are secure and under safe custody. He shall record a detailed report in the Duty Officer’s Report Book stating the actual time of commencement and termination of the rounds prescribed hereinbefore, stating therein that he has carried out these duties and noting down any untoward occurrence or irregularity that he may have come to his note. NOTE.- The Report Book shall be put up before Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and Deputy Superintendent (Security) daily by the Line Officer.
93. (5) The Duty Officer shall attend to every report during his duty hours and shall take every such measure as necessary and inform the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and Deputy Superintendent (Security) in case of any emergency. Medical Officers Duties of the 659. The Medical Officer shall be liable to ensure that best quality generic medicines are Medical Officer Ny y with regard to | Purchased and that the patients get utmost care and best treatment at minimum and reasonable cost. medicines, medical stores and indents. Duties qua 660. The Medical Officer shall examine the cleanliness of cow-houses, dairy and milk-vessels prisons having | gaily dairy farms. : Medical 661. The Medical Subordinate Staff shall, without delay, inform the Medical Officer of every subordinate ST | medical emergency in the Prison Hospital or in any ward in the prison. medical officer of every medical emergency. Provisions 662. Every medical subordinate staff whose only duty is in connection with prison shall be, - governing i . medical (a) entitled to draw the ordinary pay of his grade and such special allowance as the State subordinates Government has sanctioned for the particular prison to which he is attached on the solely in the condition of satisfactory performance of duties; service of the prison. (b) entitled to free Government accommodation; if such accommodation is not available, he shall reside near the prison on approval of the Superintendent and shall be entitled to house-rent in lieu thereof; and (¢) liable to not engage in private practice nor absent himself from the prison premises without due permission of the Superintendent or Medical Officer (in charge). Procedure when | 663. If a Medical Subordinate Staff commits an offence other than an offence punishable by law, a medical [report shall be made to the Director General, and the subordinate, if necessary, placed under subordinate staff | “* °° . . commits an suspension pending the receipt of orders. offence. General dues of | 664. The following shall be the general duties of medical subordinate staff, namely: medical subordinate (a) collection and examination of laboratory samples and sending of such samples to civil Staff, hospital laboratory if no laboratory exists in prison hospital;
    • (b) collection of reports of laboratory samples and their submission to the Medical Officer; (¢) operating X-ray machines, ultrasound scanning equipment, ECG machines etc.
    • (d) Pharmacy Officer to provide medicine in the absence of Medical Officer; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1357 Assistance in 665. The Medical Subordinate Staff shall render necessary assistance at the time of post-mortem postmortems examination of the deceased prisoners and shall accompany every prisoner who is referred to outside accompanying | Hospital in cases of emergency. the referred prisoners. Guarding Personnel Guarding 666. The guarding personnel shall consist of Head Warder and Warders. Specific duties of each personnel. . H member of the guarding staff on various duty posts shall be such as assigned by the Deputy Superintendent (Security) in the following areas under the immediate supervision of the Superintendent, -
    • (a) sceurity, custody, and daily routine;
    • (b) search and counting of prisoners; (¢) opening and locking-up of the prison;
    • (d) reporting defects and shortcomings in prison buildings, walls, locks, lighting arrangements, bars, including the taking of immediate rectifying action and taking care of the custody of locks and keys, handcuffs and other security equipment;
    • (e) care and welfare of prisoners; [i] maintenance of discipline in prison premises, gates, quarantine enclosures, barracks, dormitories, cells, high security enclosure, worksheds, segregation yards, hospital, kitchen, prison garden and in every other section of the prison;
    • (g) sanitation and hygiene in areas under his charge;
    • (h) escorting prisoners for work, supervision of their work, care and custody of tools, property, equipment, deadstock, and livestock;
      • (i) supervision of distribution of food, canteen articles, and other equipment; G) assisting the technical personnel in worksheds;
    • (k) reporting violations of discipline to appropriate officers for taking immediate action as per rules; [0] observing habits and behaviour patterns of prisoners and reporting the same to the officer(s) concerned, assisting the prisoners improve their habits and attitudes;
    • (m) taking preventive and control measures for all emergencies;
    • (n) discipline in staff quarters;
94. (0) Physical Training, drill parades, and mock drills etc. Regulation of | 667. The general duties of watch and ward, the posting and duties of guards and sentrics, the fixing duties. posing | of the periods of duty for guards and sentries and of the strength of such guards and all matters relating to the protection of the prison and of prisoners and the duties of guarding personnel and the like shall be regulated as per the general or special orders issued in this behalf by the Director General from time to time and in emergent cases or matters for which no provision has been made in any such order, the orders of the Superintendent shall regulate the same. When a guarding | 668. When guarding personnel is granted leave or is under suspension, the Superintendent to which personnel goes the guarding personnel is at the time attached, shall make his own arrangements for carrying on the under work of the absentee. suspension. Accommodation | 669. All Head Warders as well as Warders shall be provided with separate quarters for themselves for guarding and their families and the warders shall be entitled to sleeping and cooking accommodation on the P : prison premises and also for their families subject to availability of the quarters. NOTE.— Warder Hostel shall be provided with electric light, fans and water coolers at the expense of the Government. Certain person (670. No guarding personnel who has left the prison service shall be again entertained without the no sanction of the Director General. 1358 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Military 671. Guarding personnel shall be subject to such discipline in the nature of military discipline as discipline ofthe | may, in the opinion of the Director General, be deemed necessary for the efficient discharge of all Berson. duties and functions connected with the protection and management of the prison. Responsibility of | §72. The guarding personnel shall be responsible for the safe custody of the Government property guarding and all bedding, clothing, utensils etc. with the prisoners under his charge. personnel in regard to government property. Temporary 673. When, for any sufficient reason, it is, in the opinion of the Superintendent, necessary to guarding entertain any number of guarding personnel, in excess of the scale fixed for the time being, the personnel in a y ! ne i ; ” by emergencies. Superintendent shall forthwith send a requisition to the Director General who in consultation with the Government shall proceed further for the deployment for requisite extra guarding personnel. No guarding 674. (1) No guarding personnel shall, while on duty at any time, under any circumstances, on [RN any pretext, leave his post or absent himself from duty until he is relieved in due course from duty: Provided that he may leave his beat to prevent an escape or to assist in subduing a disturbance taking place within his sight when he is on main wall patrol duty or when he is in charge of prisoners if he can do so without serious risk to the safe custody of those prisoners. It shall rest upon the warder concerned to show that the circumstances were so exceptional as to justify his doing 50.
95. (2) No relieving shall, whether by day or night, be effected otherwise than in the presence of both the relieved and relieving personnel and also of third personnel, who shall ordinarily be the Head Warder whose duty it is to carry out such relieving. Duties of! 675. Guarding personnel on being relieved shall explain to his successor the duties of the charge guarding and shall bring to his notice any long-term or dangerous prisoners. The relieving personnel shall, personnel on o ; oe ! © N being relieved. | Defore taking charge, satisfy himself that the property and the number of prisoners made over to him are correct. Distribution of | 676. The more important duties in every prison shall be entrusted to the senior, experienced and duties efficient guarding personnel while the apprentices and others may be placed in less responsible charges. Aus of 677. (1) Every guarding personnel shall be provided with training in handling and usage of guarding modern arms and ammunition. personnel. (2 All arms and ammunition shall, when not in actual use, be securely kept in the armory. Periods of duty. 678. (1) Every guarding personnel shall ordinarily be on duty for eight hours daily.
96. (2) Every guarding personnel shall attend such drills and parades for instruction in drilling, maneuvering, practice in the use of arms and other matters as the Superintendent may from time to time prescribe in that behalf.
97. (3) The periods of duty shall be so arranged that a Head Warder shall be present at every relieving of the guarding personnel from the duty of any kind throughout the day and night. Procedure in 679. In the case of prisons, wards and other compartments set apart for female prisoners, at each relieving guards | change of guarding personnel the relieved and relieving Head Warders shall, without entering the prisoners. wards, cells, compartments or enclosures occupied by female prisoners, ascertain from the female guarding personnel that all the female prisoners confined therein, are present. Care and 680. (1) No guarding personnel who is at any time entrusted with any key, shall, under any Fi of | circumstances or on any pretext whatsoever, -
    • (a) take any key belonging to a lock in use for securing the custody of any prisoner, out of the prison;
    • (b) leave any such key lying about; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1359
98. (6) deliver any such key to any person other than to an officer of the prison duly authorized to receive such key or to have the care or custody thereof;
    • (d) leave his post or duty or the prison without delivering such key to the officer duly authorized to receive the same from him.
99. (2) The key of any ward, cell, compartment, godown, main gate, or main gate wicket shall not, under any circumstances or on any pretext, be at any time made over to any prisoner. NOTE.— If any key is lost or mislaid, the lock or locks to which it belongs shall at once be put out of use, and new lock shall be installed in place of the above said lock and enquiry shall be conducted on orders of officer in charge of a prison in this regard to ascertain reasons for the above. Head warder 681. There shall be a Head Warder (Central Control Room) posted at every prison who shall be oi control | selected from amongst the Head Warders for a specified period as decided by the Superintendent. General duties of | 682. The Head Warder (Central Control Room) under immediate charge of Assistant head warder Superintendent (Central Control Room) shall, - (central control room). (a) supervise all barrack in his charge at the time of unlocking, the mid day count and the locking-up of prisoners, in the distribution for labour in the morning and at mid day and report to the executive in charge of the barrack and Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room);
    • (b) shall regulate movements of prisoners going for Court appearance, Interview, canteen, hospital visit, vocational training, educational classes etc. in a disciplined manner; (¢) visit all the wards/barracks/cells and other buildings during his duty hours and satisfy himself that the guarding personnel and Convict Watchman are present at their posts and alert;
    • (d) supervise the distribution of food and the conservancy arrangements;
    • (e) cause all grills, gratings, doors, locks or other openings of enclosures and barracks in which prisoners are confined, to be secured, and satisfy himself by personal inspection that they are secure and to report the discrepancies, if any; [©] pay surprise visits to all gangs working inside the prison and count and check the number of prisoners in each gang from the gang-books. He shall satisfy himself during his rounds that the guarding personnel keep all prisoners within sight and employ them as per the labour allotted to them and shall report any disobedience of the rules and regulations to the Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room) and Deputy Superintendent concerned.
100. (2) ascertain from the female warder once in the forenoon and once in the afternoon, that the count is correct and all is well.
     • (h) issue all necessary tools, implements, raw materials and other articles required for the day’s work and to make a record of all articles so issued;
       • (i) collect all such articles, together with the produce, if any, of the prisoners’ labour after the period prescribed for work is over each evening; [0] satisfy himself that all articles issued have been duly returned to him or accounted for;
     • (k) measure or check the task, if any, performed by each prisoner and note the same in the labour register. Summary of 683. It shall be the duty of every Head Warder, Barrack in charge to,- duties of head warders, barrack (a) ensure safe and secure custody of all prisoners under his charge and shall ensure that in charges. no prisoner leaves his berth/barrack without permission and no prisoner from other barrack enters the barrack under his charge;
     • (b) be well acquainted with all the prisoners under his charge, including his name, appearance, built and case detail;
     • (c) superintend the warders subordinate to him in the discharge of their duties; 1360 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
     • (d) assist in every possible way in the management of the prison;
     • (e) take all possible measures to prevent escape; (maintain discipline amongst prisoners under his charge;
101. (2) comply with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations, directions, and orders in force as to the duties which he is to perform and the manner in which he is to perform them;
     • (h) obey the lawful orders of all officers superior to him in rank;
       • (i) open in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent (Security), Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room), Head Warder (Central Control Room), the sleeping wards, cells, and other compartments each morning and count the prisoners and record their attendance; () distribute the prisoners, who are liable to labour each morning, to their respective work-gangs;
     • (k) cause the name and prison-number of every prisoner placed in charge of any warder to be entered in the proper gangbook; 0) superintend the use of the baths, toilets;
     • (m) check the prisoners at each change of guard and record the fact in the book/register specified for the purpose;
     • (n) cause all gates, doors and the like to be closed and locked and satisfy himself from time to time that they are secure.
102. (0) cause all bamboos, poles, ladders, ropes, and other articles likely to be used or to facilitate the escape of any prisoner to be removed and placed beyond the reach of the prisoners in places prescribed for safe-keeping the same.
     • (p) keep constantly moving about while on duty, amongst the prisoners, supervising the work and discipline of the prison and keep guarding personnel and convict watchman on the alert. (q@) in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent (Security), Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room), Head Warder (Central Control Room), to count, search and lock up the prisoners in their respective wards, cells, and other compartments, at the prescribed time. (give an immediate alarm by blowing his whistle if a prisoner is missing, or if any disturbance takes place or appears to be imminent;
     • (s) give information to superior officer concerned, of any plot made by prisoners to escape, or to commit any assault, or to make any outbreak, or to attempt suicide, or to obtain prohibited articles;
103. (1) report defects and short comings in prison buildings, fan, lamp, wash basin, toilet walls, bars, locks and keys, handcuffs, other security equipment etc. and take immediate rectifying action;
     • (u) observe habits and behaviour patterns of prisoners, especially sick prisoners and report the same to the authorities concerned, aiding the prisoners improve their habits and attitudes;
       • (v) assist in care and welfare of prisoners;
     • (W) ensure that prisoners under his charge report at Central Control Room within specified time for court appearance and hospital guard, Interview etc.;
       • (x) ensure smooth distribution of food amongst the prisoners under his charge;
     • (y) not to leave his post without being relieved;
     • (z) ensure hygiene and cleanliness in the area and amongst prisoners under his charge; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1361 Duties of gate- | 684. (1) Guarding personnel shall be constantly on duty as gate-keeper at the main gate of keepers. every prison, at all hours.
104. (2) At every relieving of the gate-keeper, a note of the hour of such relieving shall be recorded and signed by both the relieved and relieving guarding personnel. 3) He shall perform all his duties under the close supervision of Duty Officer, Deputy Superintendent (Security) and Deputy Superintendent (Administration). Duties of Gate- | 685. The gate-keeper, or any other officer of the prison authorized by the Superintendent in this keeper regarding | rooqrd, may examine anything carried in or out of the prison, and may stop and search or cause to be TT searched any person suspected of bringing any prohibited article into or out of the prison, or of carrying out any property belonging to the prison, and if any such article or property be found, he shall be liable to give immediate notice thereof to the Deputy Superintendent (Security) and Deputy Superintendent (Administration). Gate-keeper’s | 686. (1) In addition to the duties prescribed for gate-keepers in the relevant provisions of the registers. Act, the gate-keeper shall maintain or caused to be maintained such registers and enter therein such particulars, as the Director General may from time to time prescribe in that behalf.
105. (2) The gatekeeper shall comply with all the rules, regulations, directions and orders, for the time being in force while regulating the persons who may be permitted ingress to and egress from, and the articles which may be taken into and brought out of the prison, and to perform generally the duties which he is entrusted with and the manner in which he is to perform them. Record of 687. The gate-keeper shall keep a record, in the prescribed register, of the names of all persons persons and whomsoever, who at any time pass into or out of the prison, with the hour and minute of such te ihe | entrance and exit of every such person, and as far as may be possible, the name and a sufficient prison. description of every article of whatever kind passed into or out of the prison. NOTE.- The name of the officer in whose charge authorized articles are passed in or out with the hour and minute of their passage shall be recorded. All entries of persons or articles shall be made at the time of their passage and in consecutive order. Gatekeeper to | 688. (1) The gatekeeper shall make himself thoroughly acquainted with the faces of all prison know all salt officers and shall carefully observe the faces and appearances of all prisoners leaving the prison in observe prisoners | Oder to prevent any attempt at escape in disguise. going out of the (2) In every prison, such number of warders shall be deputed to assist the gate-keeper, to prison: maintain all the relevant register under the supervision of gate-keeper. He shall further ensure that all warrants/medical records being handed over to the in charge police escort are in proper order. He shall ensure that every prisoner going out has been verified through the biometric system or otherwise, if the Biometric System is not working, under intimation to the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and Deputy Superintendent (Security). Working of the | 689. In prisons provided with the double gates and wickets, the gate-keepers shall open only one double gate gate or wicket at a time and before doing so, shall assure himself that the other means of entry and system. Nn exit are securely bolted and locked. Ingress and egress for ordinary purposes shall take place through the wicket door-ways. Both gates shall be provided with an eye-hole to enable the gate-keeper to see into the prison without the necessity of opening either the inner gate or wickets. Working of the 1690. A third gate shall be established in every prison in line with the second high security wall third gate system. | ching the inner gate for proper checking and thorough search of persons and materials going out or coming into the prison. Procedure when 691. When prisoners have to be passed into or out of prison with double gates, the following passing into or | cedure shall be followed, - out of the prison.
     • (a) On passing the prisoners out, the gate-keeper shall first let them through the inner wicket and having locked it, shall write in full in the register provided for the purpose, the names of all the prisoners, the In charge and the guarding personnel assisting him. He shall then open the wicket in the outer gate and count the prisoners as they pass out, to verify the total. 1362 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
     • (b) The list of the gang having once been made in the gate register need not been written on each occasion of its passage through the main gate, but every change in the gang must be noted and attested by the signature of the In charge as well as by that of the gate-keeper, who shall at once report to the Deputy Superintendent the circumstances. (¢) On a gang returning to the entrance from outside, the gate-keeper shall open the outer wicket (the inner one being locked first) and admit the gang to the passage between the gates. He shall then lock the outer wicket and call out the names of each prisoner and warder, as recorded in the register. The gang having been found correct, he shall open the inner wicket and count the prisoners as they pass into the prison, to verify the total number.
     • (d) The gate-keeper shall not allow any prisoner to be taken out of the prison who is not in charge of a guard of proper strength duly authorized to take him outside. Gate-keeper 692. The gate-keeper shall be responsible for the cleanliness of the prison front, the main gates and responsible for | the passage between them and all articles placed there under his charge. He shall also be responsible the cleanliness of " the main gate etc. | that the torches, Door Frame Metal Detector , Hand Hold Metal Detector etc. and other such articles required in case of a night alarm are present and in serviceable condition. Persons allowed | 693. (1) The gatekeeper shall be furnished with a list of all official and non-official visitors to enter the who are entitled to enter the prison and shall admit such person(s) on their presenting themselves for prison. . 8 N BN admission. He shall not admit any one else except the staff members who are authorized to enter unless a written order has been issued by or the visitor is accompanied by the Superintendent or the Director General.
106. (2) Under no circumstances the gate-keeper shall allow any person to enter the prison after lockup, except for, -
     • (a) staff members who have legitimate duty to attend to during these hours;
     • (b) for surprise night rounds by the officers of the prison.
107. (3) The prisoners who are returning from court appearance shall be allowed to enter the prison during night lockup hours after due verification by the duty officer. Officers 694. (1) The gate-keeper shall compulsorily search every person entering into or going out of ordinarily the prison except the following, - exempt from being searched. (a) Justices of the Honorable Supreme Court and the High Courts;
     • (b) members of the National Human Rights Commission, the National/State Women Commission and the Members of any Commission appointed by the Honorable Court or Government or members of the State Human Right Commission; (¢) members of the Council of Ministers of the Central and State Government;
     • (d) members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly;
     • (e) District and Session Judges and all subordinate Judicial Officers on official visit; ® Divisional Commissioner and the District Magistrate;
108. (2) Superintendent of Police;
     • (h) Medical Officer, officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent and above of the Department.
109. (2) The Superintendent in special cases or on special occasions may by an order, exempt from compulsory search any person/s.
110. (3) In case the gate-keeper has reasons to suspect that any officer ordinarily exempted from search is introducing or removing prohibited articles, he may detain the person between the gates and send notice to the Deputy Superintendent (Security) who shall himself search the person. A copy of this order shall be hung up in the passage between the main gates for general information: Provided that the Superintendent on an information or suspicion, may by general or special orders, cause the compulsory search of any officer/person ordinarily exempt from search. The said search shall be carried out in private. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1363 Power of gate- 1695, During the pendency of making of a report to the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) keeper dein | and the Superintendent, the gate-keeper may detain, or cause to be detained, in custody, any person persons: who may in his presence, sight or hearing commit any criminal or prison offence at or in the vicinity of the prison gate. Gatekeeper’s 1696. The gate and the wicket of the gate of every prison shall, except when it is necessary to open duty with regard | he same for the purpose of lawfully passing any person or thing into or out of the prison, be kept > shut and locked, and the gate-keeper for the time being on duty, shall retain the keys of the locks of such gate and wicket in his personal possession until the prisoners are locked up for the night. Making over the 697. When the prisoners are locked up for the night, the gate-keeper shall deliver the keys of the keys ofthe gate inner and outer gates to the Duty Officer who shall keep the keys in his personal possession during > the night and make over to the gate-keeper in the morning. Gate-keeper’s 1698. The gate-keeper shall keep the keys of the main gates and wickets attached to his waist belt keys tobe keptin| by a chain and in a bunch with a few others so that it may be difficult for any prisoner obtaining others, possession of the bunch to ascertain which key belongs to any particular lock. 699. A bright light shall be kept continuously burning between the gates at night. night. Articlestobe 700. The following articles shall ordinarily be kept in the passage between the main gate, kept between the | ot gates. ¥:
     • (a) aclock;
     • (b) spare handcuffs secured on a bar with lock and key; © a standing desk with lock and key for the gate-keeper’s books and writing materials; 'g Y & Pe g
     • (d) a wall-almirah or box for keys;
     • (e) a box for torches; [i] apparatus for extinguishing fire;
     • (g) notice boards;
     • (h) alarm dong or bell main switch;
       • (i) door frame metal detectors, hand held metal detectors, etc. Warders tohave (701. Each warder shall have a specific and distinct duty assigned to him by the Superintendent or particular ned | DePuy Superintendent, such as charge of barrack(s)/ward(s), security post, patrolling beat, gate to het ¢ duty, work-shop(s), or gang of prisoners either inside or outside the prison. Warders shall also be responsible for all security duties like patrolling, watch tower/gate sentry etc. as well as correctional and welfare duties. The posting and duties of warders shall be frequently changed so as to prevent establishment of any relation with any of the prisoners. General duties of | 702. Every warder at all times shall be liable to, - w arden (a) render all assistance in his power, in the management of the prison, the maintenance of’ order and discipline amongst both officers and prisoners and the guarding and defending of the prison and all persons and property therein or belonging thereto against the use of criminal force by any person; obey the orders of all officers superior to him in rank; (b bey the ord fall offi i him i k: (¢) comply with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations, directions, and orders for the time being in force, which govern the duties which he is to perform and the manner in which he is to perform them;
     • (d) take proper care of all property of whatever kind, at any time entrusted to him and to duly account for the same, whenever called upon so to do;
     • (e) be in a state of readiness to turn out fully accoutered and armed immediately, whenever called upon to do so or an alarm is given, and to do all lawful acts and things necessary or expedient for the purpose of maintaining order, quelling any disturbance, preventing any combined attempt to escape or to break out of prison, defending the prison and all property therein or thereto, from attacks from within or without the prison; 1364 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) (H not take off any portion of his uniform or lie or sit down whilst on duty;
111. (2) know the number of prisoners in his charge to count them frequently during his turn of duty and to satisfy himself that he has in his custody, not only the correct number but also the particular prisoners who are in his charge;
     • (h) search all prisoners whom he received in his charge or makes over to the charge of any other officer at the time of receiving and making over charge respectively;
       • (i) report every prisoner in his charge who has been idle or who has not completed the allotted task or who has committed any other prison offence;
     • (j) see that any prisoner who has to go to the latrine at unauthorized times is made over to the charge of a responsible officer whilst away from the gang;
     • (k) bring to the notice of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration), any prisoner appearing to be ill or complaining of sickness; [0] report any plots aimed at escaping or of assault or outbreak or of obtaining forbidden articles;
     • (m) prepare prisoners for muster and parades and to see that each prisoner comes to his proper place in proper order and behaves well;
     • (n) follow the procedure laid down for his guidance when any prisoner is missing; and
112. (0) keep his arms and accoutrements clean, in good order and fit for immediate use. Position and 703. (1) One sentry along with a solace shall be posted outside the main gate of prison during amiing of Sentry. | he day time.
113. (2) The day sentry at the main gate shall be posted immediately outside the outer gate and shall carry his rifle with bayonet fixed and ammunition. The rifle shall be loaded having no round in the chamber, but 12 rounds (one packet of 10 and 02 loose cartridges) of rifle (weapon) shall be kept in the pouch which shall be brought round to the front of the belt, the flap being left unbuttoned. The solace may be armed with a baton.
114. (3) The night sentry at the main gate shall be posted between the gates and shall also be in possession of 12 rounds of ammunition.
115. (4) An armed sentry shall also be deputed at the roof of the administrative block round the clock with a rifle loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition and 10 rounds shall be kept in pouch which shall be brought round to the front of the belt, the flap being left unbuttoned.
116. (5) A sentry shall also be posted at the central control tower or other commanding position round the clock with suitable surveillance equipment.
117. (6) An armed sentry shall also be posted at each watch tower round the clock with a rifle loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition and additional 10 rounds to be kept in pouch which shall be brought round to the front of the belt, the flap being left unbuttoned. Dutics of a 704. It shall be the duty of the sentry, sentry.
     • (a) to be alert at all times during his duty;
     • (b) not to enter into conversation with anyone except when questioned by a superior officer; (¢) not to interfere unnecessarily with any prisoner or prison officer;
     • (d) not to leave his post without regular relief upon any pretext whatever;
     • (e) not to allow any person to approach near his post after dark without challenging;
     • (f) to challenge after dark, to warn the person challenged, and if the reply is unsatisfactory, to stand until the Duty Officer arrives, bringing his rifle at the same time to “the charge™;
118. (2) to challenge on a dark night on hearing voices or the approach of footsteps, if he receives no answer, or an unsatisfactory answer, to call the Duty Officer or if necessary, give the alarm;
     • (h) to satisfy himself that the main gates and wickets are securely locked; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1365
       • (i) not to allow persons to crowd around him; () if he sces a prisoner attempting to escape, to call on him to stand, and if he refuses to do so and there is no superior officer present, to fire on the prisoner, provided he cannot otherwise prevent the escape;
     • (k) if he is beyond call and has to alarm the guard, to fire a shot in the air as the signal of’ alarm; [0] if he sees any article in or near the prison likely to facilitate escape or if any un-usual incident comes under his observation to, at once report the matter to the Duty Officer;
     • (m) when on duty at the main gate at night, not to allow any person to enter or leave the prison who is not on official duty or authorized to enter or leave;
     • (n) to enforce his orders firmly and without distinction of persons. Duties of watch | 705. It shall be the duty of a watch tower sentry, - tower sentry.
     • (a) tobe alert at all times during his duty;
     • (b) to be present at his post/on duty in such a way that he is visible to a prison officer all the time;
     • (c) not to leave his post without regular relief on any pretext whatsoever;
     • (d) not to allow any person to approach near the outer boundary wall of the prison premises;
     • (e) to ensure that no article is thrown inside or outside the prison premises; [63] to challenge any unauthorized person; to warn the person challenged, and if the reply is unsatisfactory, to alert other guarding personnel and to stand until the Duty Officer arrives, bringing his rifle at the same time to “the charge position”;
119. (2) fhe sees a prisoner attempting to escape, to call on him to stand and if he refuses to do so and there is no superior officer present, to fire at the prisoner, provided he cannot otherwise prevent the escape;
     • (h) if he is beyond call and has to alarm the guard, to fire a shot in the air as the signal of alarm;
       • (i) if he sees any article in or near the prison likely to facilitate escape, or if any unusual incident comes under his observation, to at once report the matter to the Duty Officer, and () to enforce his orders firmly and without distinction of persons. Duties of female | 706. (1) In every prison in which accommodation is provided for female prisoners, or in which staff. such prisoners are ordinarily detained or are liable to be detained, there shall be a female Assistant Superintendent or Sub Assistant Superintendent or female Head Warder who shall, subject to the control of the Superintendent, have complete charge of all female prisoners at any time committed to, or detained in the prison.
120. (2) The duties of female guarding personnel shall, as regards female prisoners, be similar to those performed as regards male prisoners, by male guarding personnel and all the rules, regulations, orders and directions for time being applicable to male guarding personnel, shall also be applicable to female guarding personnel. Rules etc. 707. (1) The establishment of the Prison Department consists of Executive, Correctional, and applicable to winisterial services besides persons drawn from other departments. The rules concerning these officers y AP y ; A f . : pt services are contained in the Prison Services Rules for Gazetted Services, Prison Subordinate Service Rules for non-gazetted services, and the Ministerial Service Rules for ministerial staff.
121. (2) Every prison personnel shall make himself fully acquainted with the rules and regulations relating to his office and no plea of ignorance shall be accepted as an excuse for neglect. 1366 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Control and 708. (1) All officers of a prison shall obey the directions of the Superintendent; all officers duties of officers subordinate to the Deputy Superintendent shall perform such duties as may be imposed on them by prison: the Deputy Superintendent with the sanction of the Superintendent.
122. (2) Every subordinate shall extend prompt and strict obedience to all legal orders of the superior officers and shall treat all superior officers with respect at all times.
123. (3) In case of shortage of staff in any particular post like driving, plumbing, electrical, computer operating etc., the services of qualified warders or other staff may be utilized. Staff members 1709. No staff member shall, nor shall any person in trust for or employed by him, have any oto be interest, direct or in direct, in any contract for the supply of the prison; nor shall he derive any interested in N PE N . 4 . . prison contracts, | benefit, directly or indirectly, from the sale or purchase of any article on behalf of the prison or belonging to a prisoner. Superintendent (710, (1) No officer of any prison, other than the Superintendent, shall at any time award any only to punish | nishment to any prisoner. prisoners; improper (2) No staff member shall use violent, abusive or insulting language for any prisoner. language to be avoided. Prisoners tobe | 711. Every staff member shall at all times avoid all conduct calculated to unduly irritate, or annoy reated wih tact any prisoner and shall treat every prisoner with tact, good temper, humanity and complete strict impartiality and shall listen to every complaint or report which any prisoner may at any time make to impartiality. him and shall show all such kindness and consideration to every prisoner as compatible with the firm and effective discharge of his duties. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this rule, every such officer shall firmly and fully maintain strict discipline and enforce all laws, rules, regulations, directions and orders for the time being in force and applicable to the discharge of all or any of the duties pertaining to his office. NOTE.— It is important that every complaint made by a prisoner shall be heard with attention, in order that, if well founded, the grievance complained of may be redressed or remedied, and that in no case should any just cause for discontent be allowed to remain. Prisonernot tobe | 712, (1) No staff member shall, at any time under any circumstances or on any pretext, strike struck with force. | 51, prisoner otherwise than in the pursuance of his duty in giving effect to punishment lawfully inflicted or, to any other provision of the law or any rules made thereunder.
124. (2) No officer of any prison shall, in the discharge of his duties, at any time use more force than is absolutely necessary for the purpose of subduing an incident or aggressive prisoner or for enforcing the law or any rules made thereunder and carrying out his duties. NOTE.— It shall be lawful to use all means necessary to effect an arrest (section 45 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) and a prisoner has no right of private defence against prison officers acting in the discharge of their duty [section 98 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860)] and every officer may use all force necessary, provided the circumstances so require, to resist any force used by prisoners against lawful authority. Prisoners not to 713. No staff member shall, save as authorized by any provision of any rule herein contained in be employed ©" | that behalf, at any time employ any prisoner for his own private work or for his own gain or profit; P : nor shall any such officer at any time employ any prisoner otherwise than for the profit and advantage of the Government and in strict accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder relating to the employment of prisoners. Immediate report | 714. It shall be the duty of the every staff member, subordinate to or under the orders of the of misconduct. | gyperintendent, to make an immediate report to that officer of any misconduct, or of willful disobedience or breach of the provisions of any law, rules or regulations for the time being in force, committed by any other staff member or any prisoner which may at any time come to his knowledge or be committed in his presence, sight or hearing. No officer to 715. No staff member shall, at any time enter any ward, cell or other compartment, occupied by a enter any ward or prisoner, from the hour such ward, cell or compartment has been locked up for the night, till sunrise lock-up to the following morning, unless he is accompanied by atleast one other staff member provided such sunrise. entry is necessitated by any case of emergency or other special circumstance. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1367 Duty ofall staff 1716. (1) It shall be the duty of every staff member at all times to do all lawful acts which may members 0 be necessary and to exercise the utmost vigilance for the purpose of preventing any prisoner from Teport escapes | breaking out of prison or escaping or attempting to break out of prison or escape, or from creating or and breaches of | attempting to create any disturbance or riot or from doing or attempting to do any other violent or discipline. disorderly act. 2) Every staff member shall be duty bound to, -
     • (a) take all possible lawful measures to prevent the commission any prison-offence;
     • (b) enforce the provisions of the Act and all rules, regulations, directions and orders which are for the time being in force or in any way, applicable to the prison in regard to the conduct and discipline of the prisoners and administration of the prison; and
     • (c) report to superior authority every breach or attempted breach or design to commit breach of any provision of any law, rules, regulations, directions or orders for the time being in force, or in any way applicable to the prison or any prisoner confined therein. Matters 717. (1) Every staff member, in respect of the office held by him, and for whom any uniform is patent at any time prescribed, shall wear such uniform as per the prescribed pattern at all times when on on and duty, and when off duty, within prison premises or in any public place, may wear either uniform or cleanliness. private clothes: Provided that no combination of uniform and private clothes shall at any time be worn by any officer. 2) Every officer shall at all times and on all occasions, be clean and neat as to his dress, and clean as to his person. Certificate of | 718, No candidate for employment in the Department shall be appointed unless and until the Civil fies for Surgeon certifies that he possesses the necessary medical fitness. employment. Person dismissed | 719. (1) ~~ No person who, at any time has been dismissed from any office in the public service orpunished 1 |shall, without the special sanction of the State Government given upon a full statement of the facts be ployed relating to such dismissal, be deemed to be qualified for appointment as or be, at any time appointed without as a staff member. thority. authority (2) No person who has at any time been convicted of any offence against the criminal law and punished with imprisonment shall without the sanction of the Government be deemed to be qualified for appointment as or be at any time appointed as a staff member. NOTE.— Only persons of good conduct and respectable character shall to be employed as staff} members. Duty of 720. Before any person is, whether temporarily or permanently, appointed as staff member, he candidates to shall be required to make a declaration that he has not at any time been dismissed from the public punishment. | service or convicted of any offence and punished with imprisonment: Provided that if any such person has been so dismissed or convicted and punished, he may instead of making a declaration as aforesaid, make a full disclosure of the circumstances attending such dismissal or conviction and punishment, for the information and orders of the proper authority. Prohibition 721. No staff member shall, whether directly or indirectly, - against business and pecuniary (a) engage in any trade, business or employment other than his duties as such staff] transactions. member; or
     • (b) lend money to or borrow money from or enter into any pecuniary transaction with, or incur any obligation in favour of, any prisoner. Staff members to | 722, It shall be the duty of every staff member to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the peo el duties of his office and the law, rules and regulations for the time being in force relating thereto, and “| to discharge his duties with zeal, honesty, alacrity, regularity, sincerity, regularity and punctuality. 1368 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Note-book tobe | 723. Every Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Sub- Assistant Superintendent and maintained by | pea Warder (Central Control Room) shall at all times have with him a note-book in which he shall certain officers. N i N ne N . enter every verbal order given to him by any superior officer, at the time when such order is so given. Subordinate 724. Tt shall be the duty of every subordinate officer, at all times to render prompt and implicit officer render | obedience to every lawful order given to him by any officer to whom he is in any way subordinate, Dice. or under whom he is for the time being employed, and to treat every superior officer with due courtesy and respect. Prohibition 725. (1) No subordinate officer shall, except with the special permission of the Superintendent, against at any time, communicating with prisoners, (a) correspond or hold any intercourse or communication of any kind whatsoever, prisoners with any relative or friend of any prisoner; relatives and friends. (b) correspond or hold any intercourse whatsoever, with any discharged prisoner; or (¢) permit any discharged prisoner or any relative or friend of any such prisoner to visit or remain at his quarters.
125. (2) No subordinate officer shall at any time,~
     • (a) hold any unnecessary conversation with any prisoner;
     • (b) treat any prisoner with undue familiarity; or
     • (c) discuss any matter relating to the discipline or regulations of the prison with or within the hearing of any prisoner. Officer to remain (726, (1) Every subordinate officer shall, when on duty except when ordered by a superior attheirbeats. | officer to go elsewhere or when going to or returning from duty, confine himself to the limits of his beat or place of duty and remain there at; idleness and lounging about the prison premises shall, at all times be prohibited.
126. (2) No staff member shall, at any time while on duty, smoke or drink or sing or talk loudly, or cook or eat his food, or in any way conduct himself in any unseemly or disorderly manner. NOTE.- All wrangling, or disputes or disagreements between subordinate officers, as to any matter connected with their duties, must be at once referred to the Deputy Superintendent (Administration). In case of wrangling or dispute between the Deputy Superintendents or Deputy Superintendents and Medical Officer, the matter must be referred to the Superintendent. Visitors to 727. No subordinate officer shall, at any time be permitted to receive any visitor within the prison subordinate walls, or while on duty outside the prison. officers. Procedureasto (728. (1) Any subordinate officer, desiring to make any complaint of any kind shall do so, in ne of | writing, to the Superintendent, within forty-eight hours of the occurrence of the cause of complaint.
127. (2) The making of frivolous, vexatious or false complaints shall be prohibited. Combined action | 729, Staff members are prohibited from taking any part in any joint or combined action with a amongst officer view to agitating for the redress of any grievance or supposed grievance or for any other purpose " } whatsoever. Prohibition 730. No staff member shall at any time, - against sleeping i i . on duty and (a) be an addict or under the influence of narcotics and psychotropic substance(s); ee eT (b) involve himself in any corrupt practice in association with other staff members or prisoners;

⁶²⁰ For the purpose of duty, the expression ‘Deputy Superintendent” shall be deemed to include

(¢) connive in infiltration of any prohibited articles into the prison premises;

1. (d) display cowardice while in the discharge of any duty of his office;.
2. (e) be in a state of intoxication; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1369 [i] sleep while on duty;

1. (2) enter or permit any person to enter, any enclosure, yard, ward, cell compartment or other part of a prison reserved for or allotted to the use of or for occupation by any female, otherwise than at the times and in the manner prescribed in that behalf by proper authority or under these rules;
   • (h) commit, or permit or abet the commission of, any irregularity in the supply or distribution of food, clothes or other articles to, or amongst, any prisoners;
     • (i) be a member of, or to be associated in any way with any union or any society, institution or association or form any union with other subordinate officers; G) be guilty of any act of in subordination, disobedience or breach of duty;
   • (k) ~~ malinger or render himself unable or unfit to discharge his duties or any of them. NOTE 1.— In case of irregularities listed at (b), (c) and (d) shall ordinarily attract dismissal, once proven. NOTE 2.— Alcometer with a printer shall be provided in every prison to record alcohol levels of staff members. Punishments Offences by staff [ 731. (1) ~~ Every staff member who is found to be guilty of any violation of duty or willful breach members or neglect of any rule or regulation or lawful order made by competent authority, or who withdraws from the duties of his office without permission, or without having given two months’ advance notice in writing of his intention to do so, or who willfully overstays any leave granted to him, or who engages without authority in any employment other than his prison duty, or who is guilty of cowardice, shall be liable on conviction before a Judicial magistrate if the Superintendent decides to get him prosecuted, to a fine not exceeding three thousand rupees, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or both.
2. (2) No personnel shall be subjected to double jeopardy. Effect of 732. (1) When a staff member has been prosecuted in a Criminal Court and upon trial, declared criminal cas. innocent of the charge brought against him, the decision shall be accepted as final and such staff’ member shall not be punished departmentally when the offence for which he was tried constitutes the sole ground for punishment.
3. (2) Departmental Cognizance in Certain Cases- If, however, such officer is acquitted on technical grounds, or if the facts established by the investigation of the case reflect that his conduct and character have not been such as befit a Prisons officer, the Director General may take departmental cognizance of the offence or of such conduct or character. Rewards. Rewards 733. (1) Good conduct stripes, not exceeding three in all and two on any one occasion, may be given to a warder by the Director General for good service within the course of his duties which shall include, -
   • (a) special excellence in drill;
   • (b) good work in prison farm, industry or elsewhere; (¢) rendering prompt first aid in case of accidents;
   • (d) exemplary service over a long period; or
   • (e) furnishing valuable information. 2) The award of a good conduct stripe shall be recorded in the service book of the recipient.
4. (3) The Superintendent may deprive guarding personnel of one or more good conduct stripes for any act of misconduct, subject to confirmation by the Director General.
5. (4) Such forfeiture of good conduct stripes shall be recorded in the service book of the officer concerned. 1370 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
6. (5) Good conduct stripes shall be worn on the sleeve of the left arm, half way between the elbow and the shoulder.
7. (6) A warder promoted to Head Warder may continue to wear all good conduct stripes which he may have been awarded at any time.
8. (6) The Superintendent shall refer every case for the grant of good conduct stripes, to the Director General who will make such award as he considers suitable and he may also award cash reward not exceeding two thousand rupees only.
9. (8) A warder shall, on his own wear one stripe on completion of eight years of service, two stripes on completion of sixteen years of service and three stripes on completion of twenty-four years of service on his uniform.
10. (9) The Superintendent may grant, in addition to any other reward for which he may be eligible, a commendation certificate to a warder or Head Warder who gives valuable information.
11. (10) The Director General may award good conduct stripes, and suitable cash rewards, to a Warder or Head Warder or Gate-keeper for special services of the kind specified in sub-rule (1) and also for the following, namely —
    • (a) bravery in preventing an escape or disturbance etc.;
    • (b) special skill or expense of energy in re-capturing a run-away where the escape was not due to the negligence of the Warder or Head Warder to whom it is proposed to be awarded;
    • (c) securing the highest number of marks in the annual firing competition;
    • (d) rendering valuable assistance to the officers of the prison in its management; (¢) furnishing a clue which leads to the discovery of stolen government property, or giving information regarding plots for escape or for mutiny etc.; [63] exceptional fidelity to service or courage;
    • (g) special care of uniform, arms and equipment;
    • (h) gardening; or
      • (i) any other miscellaneous service.
12. (11) The Director General may grant a suitable cash reward to any person other than an officer of Prisons Department who furnishes valuable information e.g. misconduct of staff members, assistance in detecting prohibited articles in the prison, etc. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1371

Board of visitors. | 734. (1) ~~ The Government shall, by notification, constitute a Board of Visitors at District level consisting official members and two non-official members (one male and one female). The non-official members shall be appointed by the State Government through gazette notification.

The responsibilities of the Board shall include, -

1. (a) monitoring the correctional work, with special attention to the effectiveness of infrastructure and facilities in the prisons;
2. (b) suggesting new approaches for correctional work, with the object of bringing about improvement therein; and
3. (c) considering individual as well as collective grievances of the prisoners and providing redress in consultation with the prison authorities.

1. (2) The Board of visitors shall be constituted in the districts where a prison is located. Official 735. The Board of Visitors shall comprise of the following official members, namely: — members.
   • (a) District Magistrate (Chairman);
   • (b) Superintendent of Police;
   • (c) Superintendent (Member Secretary);
   • (d) District Employment Officer;
   • (e) District Social Welfare Officer; [3] Director Industries;
   • (g) Executive Engineer, Public Health Department;
   • (h) Executive Engineer, Public Welfare Department (Buildings and Roads); i) District Education Officer. Duties of 736. Atevery visit all visitors shall, — visitors. . |
   • (a) examine the cooked food;
   • (b) inspect the barracks, wards, work-sheds and other buildings of the prison generally; (¢) ascertain whether or not all requisite measures pertaining to health, cleanliness and security are duly undertaken;
   • (d) ascertain whether proper management and discipline is maintained in every respect and whether any prisoner is illegally detained, or is detained for an undue length of time while awaiting trial;
   • (e) examine prison registers and records except confidential records and records pertaining to accounts;
   • (f) hear and attend to all representations and petitions made by or on behalf of the prisoners;
2. (2) direct, if deemed appropriate, that any such representation or petition be forwarded to the Director General; and
   • (h) suggest new approaches for correctional work with the object of bringing about improvement therein. Functions and 737. (1) The District Magistrate shall be the Chairman of the Board. luties of Boar of Visitors. (2) The Board shall make at least one visit per quarter and for this purpose, the quorum shall consist of three members and the chairman.
3. (3) The minutes of every meeting of the Board shall be recorded in the Visitor's Minute Book, and the same shall be forwarded to the Director General with comments of the Superintendent. A copy of the minutes shall also be dispatched to every member of the Board. The Director General shall forward a copy of such meetings to the Government in cases where an action is required at the Government level. 1372 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
4. (4) When a non-official member of the Board visits a prison, he shall be accompanied by at least one official member. In consultation with the Superintendent, the Chairman of the Board shall make a monthly roster of visits to be made by the members of the Board to the prison.
5. (5) The roster shall be drawn in such a manner as shall envisage at least one visit by a member every month.
6. (6) Every non-official visitor is expected to interest himself in the upkeep of prisoners and visit the prison of which he is a visitor as per roster or oftener in consultation of the Superintendent.
7. (7) During visits, a member of the Board shall enjoy the right to converse secretly and separately with any prisoner who is willing to talk to the visitor. However, such separate interaction between a visitor and a prisoner shall be held in a place within the prison wall as also within the sight of a prison officer. After such conversation with a prisoner, the Visitor shall inform the Chairman of’ the Board in writing about what transpired in the conversation with the prisoner. The Chairman, if he thinks necessary shall take up the matter with the Superintendent.
8. (8) The Superintendent shall ensure that the prisoners lodging complaints with the members of the Board, do not subsequently fall prey to vendetta of the accused or staff member complained against. Visitors to be 738. (1) The members of the Board shall be afforded every facility for observing the state of the facilitated prison and the management thereof and shall be allowed access, under proper regulations, to all parts of the prison and every prisoner confined therein. They shall ordinarily not visit the high-security areas unless duly instructed in this behalf by the Director General. 2) Visits shall not be made after prisoners have been locked for the night and on prison holidays.
9. (3) Due respect shall be paid to the visitors. Their requests for information shall be complied with in accordance with these rules.
10. (4) No visitor shall be allowed to go round a prison without an escort of guarding personnel which is necessary for his safety. No visitor shall be allowed to carry any weapon with him or his armed personal security officers with him while visiting the prison.
11. (5) Except on the occasion of visit by the Board, no visitor shall claim to be accompanied on his rounds by the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent.
12. (6) In the absence of express consent of the Superintendent, the Visitors shall not be allowed to interview more than one prisoner at a time. Anything in the nature of a meeting or conference whether for the discussion of political topics or the ventilation of prison grievances shall be strictly prohibited.
13. (7) All private interviews with the prisoners shall normally be subject to a time limit of ten minutes. Date of visitto 739, (1) Every visitor shall, after he has completed his visit to the prison, record in the visitor’s berecorded. | hook the date and hour of his visit, and may enter therein any remarks or suggestions he may wish to make.
14. (2) A copy of the remarks made by every visitor, together with the Superintendent's comments thereon, or the action taken by the Superintendent thereon, shall be forwarded to the Director General. In case the remarks relate to the long detention of an undertrial prisoner, a copy of’ such remark shall also be forwarded to the District and Sessions Judge. Disposal of the | 740, (1) Any remarks made by a visitor under the preceding rule, ought to be limited to a remarks made bY | statement and fair criticism of facts which may have come to his knowledge and such suggestions as he may desires the Superintendent or the Director General to consider. Criticism shall be confined to such aspects of the ordinary administration and management of the prison which, in the opinion of the visitor, be improved. On no account the visitor, directly or indirectly reflect, either favorably or adversely, on the character or conduct of any of the staff members.
15. (2) The Director General may pass orders on any remarks made by a visitor, and shall, if any issue of importance requires the orders of the Government, forward the same to the Government.
16. (3) A copy of any order passed by the Director General or by the Government on any remark made by a visitor shall be communicated to the visitor concerned through the Superintendent. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1373 District 741. (1) Tt shall be the duty of the District Magistrate to visit prisons once in a year under his Magic to territorial jurisdiction and to satisfy himself that provisions of the Act, and all the rules, regulations, prisons. Pe! | directions, and orders made or issued thereunder, applicable to such prisons, are duly observed and enforced.
17. (2) The District Magistrate may visit any part of the prison and may call for any record during the inspection. Record of 742. A record of the result of each visit and inspection shall be made in a register to be maintained inspection by the Superintendent for this purpose. District 743. (1) The District Magistrate shall not ordinarily address any communication or order to any Magistrate. officer of any prison below the rank of Superintendent. All orders issued by the District Magistrate with the shall be in writing. superintendent. (2) The orders of the District Magistrate shall ordinarily be issued in the form of an entry in the Visitor’s Book. The District Magistrate is expected not to interfere in matters of detail affecting the management of a prison. He shall refrain from any action which may tend to weaken the authority of the Superintendent.
18. (3) Ifthe District Magistrate gives an order to which the Superintendent or his senior takes exception, the concerned officer may represent the matter through the Director General to the Government, but he shall forthwith obey any order which is not inconsistent with the Act or any rule made thereunder and does not involve any immediate risk or danger. Admission of 744. (1) The Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police or any Assistant police officers. | Superintendent of Police may for the discharge of his duty as such police officer, be permitted to enter the prison only during the working hours before the prison lockup. Only in very special and emergent situations, they may be permitted to enter the prison after working hours by the Director General.
19. (2) Police officers of rank subordinate to those specified in clause (1), may be permitted to enter the prison during working hours, for the following purposes, namely :—
    • (a) to recognize old offenders;
    • (b) for identification of prisoners.
20. (3) A police officer investigating a criminal offence may be permitted to record the statement of a prisoner in the presence of a prison officer designated by the Superintendent, during working hours.
21. (4) No police officer shall, at any time, upon any pretext whatsoever be allowed to enter any female ward or any cell or compartment in which any female is for the time being confined or present without the permission in writing of the Superintendent. 745. No subordinate police officer shall be admitted to prison unless he is in proper uniform. e in uniform. Officers be 746. (1) Engineers of Public Works Department, Public Health Department, Haryana Police allowed to emer | Housing Corporation and their employees or vendor or vendor's staff, vendor or vendor's staff of the Working hours, | Department during working hours may have access to the prison to such extent as may be necessary for purposes connected with their authorized work. Advance intimation of such visits shall be given to the Superintendent.
22. (2) The Civil Surgeon/Chief Medical Officer, Medical Officer and paramedical staff’ deputed by him in connection with the health care of prisoners may also have access to the prison hospital and prison premises as required. Special 747. Save as hereinbefore provided in these rules, no visitor shall be admitted into any prison permission ©0be | jess he is accompanied by or has obtained the permission in writing of the Director General or accorded to other N persons. Superintendent. 1374 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Exercise of 748. (1) The Director General may exercise all or any powers of the Superintendent with powers of respect to the administration of prisons. Superintendent.

1. (2) The Director General on case to case basis, may authorize any officer of the rank above the Superintendent to exercise all or any powers of the Superintendent with respect to the administration of prisons. Supply of 749. Subject to the general control of the Government and to the provisions of these rules, the aides to |e | Director General may enter into all such arrangements as are necessary for the construction of all manufactured | Works relating to, and the supply of all articles for use in, or in any way relating or incidental to or articles. connected with the prisons and for the sale of all articles manufactured in prisons. Provision of 750. Subject to the arrangements for securing the budget provision and the allotment of funds to funds, ireang | Meet the expenditure of the Prison Department made under the orders of the Government in that pirate behalf, the entire control over all expenditure on the maintenance of prisons and on all matters in any way relating or incidental to or connected with the administration of prisons and correctional services shall vest in the Director General. Inspectionof 1751. (1) It shall be the duty of the Director General, as far as may be to visit and inspect every DrSOnS BY erat | PYiSON at least once in two years and to satisfy himself that the provisions of the Act, and all the and appointed | Fules, regulations, directions and orders made or issued thereunder, applicable to such prison, are officers. duly given effect to and enforced and that the management of each prison is in all respects efficient and satisfactory. A note recording the result of each visit and inspection shall be made in the Visitor's Book to be maintained by the Superintendent for the purpose or otherwise communicated in the form of a note.
2. (2) (a) The Director General may appoint any officer above the rank of the Superintendent to inspect prisons in the State. This appointment and earmarking of the prisons shall be done by the Director General in advance by 15" of January every year.
   • (b) The appointment shall be done in such a manner that every such Inspecting Officer visits at least two prisons per year for a formal inspection. (¢) Inspecting Officer shall submit the inspection report to the Director General.
   • (d) The compliance report on the directions issued on the inspection note shall be submitted by the Superintendent concerned within three months of such inspection.
3. (3) The Director General may also appoint any Superintendent to carry out inspection of any prison in the State.
4. (4) Officers of the rank of Additional Inspector General or above may conduct informal inspection of a prison with the orders of the Director General.
5. (5) The Director General may also appoint officers of the rank of the Superintendent or above to carry out inspections of the offices of District Probation Officer(s) across the State in a periodic manner. The Inspecting Officer shall submit such report to the Director General. Duties of 752. (1) In accordance with the provisions of the preceding rule, the Director General or any Diveetor General | other officer appointed, shall at the inspection of cach prison, ordinarily undertake such inspection ean drawing a detailed inspection report covering the following, namely:- inspections (a) comments on the compliance of the observations made/ directions issued on the previous inspection note;
   • (b) Qua Infrastructure:-
     • (i) all prison buildings and general cleanliness;
     • (ii) hygienic condition in prison including water and sewerage facilities;
     • (iii) kitchen and food quality; HARYANA GOVT GAZ (EXTRA), DEC 30,2022 (PAUS.9, 1944 SAKA) ~~ 1375
     • (iv) stores;
     • (v) prison garden;
     • (vi) prison industries; and
     • (vii) prison hospital, medical facilities, medical staff etc. (¢) Qua Prison Management:-
     • (i) authorized prison population and actual prison population;
     • (ii) interview facilities for prisoners including communication facilities;
     • (iii) female prisoners and infants;
     • (iv) record of prisoners including digital record;
     • (v) record relating to parole, furlough, remission and pre-mature release etc.;
     • (vi) prisoner management software;
     • (vii) video conferencing facility;
     • (viii) work opportunities in prison; and
     • (ix) wages to prisoners.
   • (d) Qua Prisoners Welfare:-
   • (a) canteen facilities;
     • (ii) library;
     • (iii) recreation facilities, sports, spiritual activities; and
     • (iv) prisoners panchayat. (¢) Qua Prison Security:-
     • (i) security and lighting arrangements;
     • (ii) generator sets;
     • (iii) alarm system;
     • (iv) high security enclosures;
     • (v) high risk prisoners;
     • (vi) arms and accoutrements;
     • (vii) arrangements for guarding both by day and night;
     • (viii) security equipment;
     • (ix) ability of the upper subordinates to drill the guard; and
     • (x) functioning of the CCTV control room. [6H] Qua Staff Management:-
     • (i) vacancy position of staff;
     • (ii) allotment of duties amongst subordinate staff;
     • (iii) ~~ grievances of prison staff, grievances redressal meeting;
     • (iv) residential quarters, warder hostel etc.; and
     • (v) interviews with prison staff.
6. (2) Qua Establishment:-
   • (i) satisfy himself that unnecessary expenditure is not made in the matter of all purchases;
   • (ii) accounts and registers are maintained according to the rules;
   • (iii) proper arrangements are made for the safe custody of all records; and
   • (iv) other administrative matters related to prisons, prisoners and staff. 1376 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Submission of 753. A copy or any part of the inspection report required by the preceding paragraph which deals inspection report | ith matters which shall, in the opinion of the Director General, be brought to the notice of} or any part Ge i n 4 thereof to overnment, shall be forwarded by the Director General to the Government. Government Annual report 1754. The Director General shall, as soon after the close of each calendar year as possible and not and returns. later than the first week of June in each year, submit to the Government a report on the administration of prisons in the State together with such statistical and other statements, returns and information, and in such form as the State Government may from time to time, require or specify. Channel of 755. In the absence of any direction to the contrary, the Director General shall be the channel of communication. | communication between the Government and all other officers of the Prisons Department. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1377

Introduction. 756. Secure custody of prisoners inside a prison is the primary responsibility of the Prison Department. The overall objective of reform and rehabilitation has to be pursued within the framework of custody. Further, prison custody implies certain restrictions on the basic rights of| prisoners as human beings under the process of incarceration that prisoners are required to undergo.

Custodyand | 757. A prisoner, when being taken to or from any prison in which he may be lawfully confined, or

control of whenever he is working outside or is otherwise beyond the limits of any such prison officer

prisoner outside : . Maa A

prison. belonging to such prison, shall be deemed to be in prison and shall be subject to all such rules as if he was actually in prison.

Security and 758. (1) To ensure security and to restrict any throw of any kind of prohibited articles inside the

gunding | prison, its premises shall be a closed area. There shall be a single point entry to the prison premises

& "with sentry post and proper barricading. A system of good lighting inside and around the prison shall be maintained.

1. (2) There shall be an adequate number of guarding personnel in every prison. The permanent strength of the guarding personnel in each prison shall be determined from time to time by the Government as per the requirements of every prison. Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) at outer periphery, watch towers or any other point outside the prison wall may be deployed in the prison by the Government on the recommendation of the Director General.
2. (3) Sufficient equipments as mentioned below shall ordinarily be installed in every prison for safety and security of prison premises, namely:—
   • (a) surveillance equipment shall be installed in every prison at all sensitive and vulnerable points including living areas of the prisoners, except in bathrooms/toilets and living areas of female enclosure;
   • (b) effective wireless communication system and intercoms/IP based phones for better communication at all points shall be set up in the prison premises; (©) high pitch sirens to alert staff members, public and nearby police stations about any untoward happening shall be installed at a suitable place; and
   • (d) appropriate scanning, detecting and searching equipment shall be installed at every prison.
3. (4) The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall regularly check the main wall and all other buildings of the prison. If any repairs are required, the Superintendent shall immediately be informed and the required repairs shall be carried out without delay. Prison armoury. | 759. (1) A special room near the main gate shall be set apart for storing the arms and ammunition. It shall be furnished with suitable steel wooden racks for keeping the rifles and pegs to hang accoutrements on. The room shall be strong with double reinforced steel doors, one opening inside the administrative block and another steel door opening outside the prison near the security beat.
4. (2) Sufficient number of modern lethal and non-lethal weapons with suitable ammunition, bodyguard shields, helmets, battens, gas masks, gloves, leg guards, fire extinguishers, pepper spray and other body protective equipments available from time to time, shall be provided in every prison for use in emergent situations.
5. (3) Tn charge armoury shall, -
   • (a) inspect daily all arms and accouterments, and see that they are kept clean and fit for immediate use;
   • (b) take charge of the armory, ammunition and spare accouterments keep the key of the armory in his possession, see that the ammunition is kept dry and in good order. Ten rounds of rifle (weapon) ammunition for each rifle is always kept ready for use;
   • (c) satisfy himself that each sentry knows and understands the orders for his post; and
   • (d) keep an account of ammunition in stock received and expended. 1378 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
6. (4) The ammunition shall be securely locked up in boxes and one set of keys of outside gates of prison armoury shall be retained by the Line Officer and other set shall be retained by the in-charge armoury. One set of keys of inside gates of prison armoury shall be retained by the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and other set shall be retained by the Deputy Superintendent (Security).
7. (5) All arms accoutrements and such ammunition, taken out for regular use, shall be inspected by the Superintendent at every inspection parade.
8. (6) On the 1% January of every year, a list of the arms, ammunition and accoutrements in stock with remarks as to their condition shall be submitted for the information of the Director- General. Supply of 760. The Director General shall in consultation with the Government make appropriate J arrangement for procurement of the arms and ammunition from Police Department or Armed Forces, P " |required for the security of the prison and for maintenance and repair of the same. The condemned and unserviceable arms and used, missed ammunition shall be disposed off, as per relevant rules. Fire-arms not to | 761. Fire arms shall not be taken inside a prison under any circumstances whatsoever except under Deen into the following circumstances, namely: —
   • (a) through a specific order by the Director General for the sentry on duty at the Central Control Tower of any particular prison or a class of prisons. At no occasion shall there be less than two armed personnel deployed at the Central Control Tower at any point of time;
   • (b) during alarm parades or under the express order of the Superintendent or the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) in times of emergency.

NOTE - Lathi or cane batons may be issued to guarding personnel on duty if the security

situation demands the same. Setup of control 762, (1) A control room shall be setup in every prison from where all the CCTVs, wireless sets room: and intercom shall be monitored and controlled.

1. (2) The control room shall function under the supervision of the Superintendent assisted by the Deputy Superintendent (Security) and Assistant Superintendent. The duty officer shall be responsible for its effective working.
2. (3) A staff member shall always be deployed in the control room who shall be responsible for the care, maintenance and proper functioning of all the equipment installed in the control room. If] any equipment is found to be in non-working condition, the duty officer shall immediately be informed who shall make all endeavours to rectify the errors as soon as possible.
3. (4) A landline phone shall be installed in the control room and the staff member present on duty shall attend to all incoming calls and shall also be responsible for receiving and sending the messages through e-mail and other electronic modes.
4. (5) All the officers and other staff members present on duty shall inform the control room through wireless set, intercom or any other source of communication available, about any significant incident without any delay.
5. (6) A register in the form of Diary of Events/Control Room Register shall be maintained in the control room in which the date and time of receiving all significant informations/reports shall be entered by the staff member on duty designated for this purpose. The duty officer shall escalate the matter to the Deputy Superintendent concerned and the Superintendent.
6. (7) A staff member shall be deployed exclusively to monitor the live footage, to keep a watch on every activity inside the prison premises and inform the Deputy Superintendent (Security) and the Superintendent about any suspicious movement or unlawful activity or any other incident/ matter of interest noticed by him. Intelligence 763. (1) The prison administration shall make endeavors to build mutual trust with the network and | prisoners so as to maintain constructive relations with prisoners. Good conduct prisoners shall be funds thereof. H . N - . . : involved in such a manner that they develop a feeling of belongingness towards the administration leading to flow of sensitive information beforehand. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1379
7. (2) Intelligence network shall be setup to collect information regarding any illegal or unlawful activity. Sufficient annual funds shall be made available at the disposal of each Superintendent and the Director General for developing and collecting actionable intelligence regarding illegal cell phone possession/operation, use of narcotics, gangwars inside the prison, prison break, extortion from other prisoners, attack on prison staff etc. The Superintendent may also take the help of intelligence wings of the Police Department for this purpose. Principles tobe | 764, Every prisoner in a prison shall at all times, by day and night, be under the in-charge of some observed m guarding personnel, in such a manner that responsibility for an escape resulting from negligence be guarding. definitely fixed. A record of the names of prisoners made over to each guarding personnel during the day shall be kept in a gang-book and every subsequent change of a prisoner from one gang to another, shall be recorded therein under the authority and signatures of an officer not below the rank of a head warder, who likewise at every change of guard shall be present to witness and verify the number of prisoners made over to the relieving guarding personnel. Deas of 765. (1) Guarding personnel shall be divided in three categories namely Category A, procedure to be | Category B and Category C. At the time of special search of the prison, the personnel from all the guarding three categories shall be present.
8. (2) Category A shall consist of personnel who shall perform security, sentry (both static as well as moving), patrolling (with or without a weapon) and search duties. NOTE 1.- They shall be divided in three groups. Each group shall perform their duties in two (day and night) four hours shifts daily or one eight hours shift. NOTE 2.- The shift shall be changed after six days.
9. (3) The Category B shall consist of personnel who shall perform duties of barrack in charge, gate keeper and his support staff, industry security in-charge, interview in-charge etc.. NOTE 1.- Except the personnel who are deployed for duties as barrack in-charge, all other personnel shall perform their duties in a single shift of eight hours NOTE 2.- The personnel who are deployed for duties as barrack in-charge shall be divided in two groups, one group shall perform duties in the first shift from lockout to 02:00 PM and second group shall perform duties at second shift from 02:00 PM to lockup. The personnel working in second shift shall also perform two hours patrolling duties in night as per roster. The shifts shall be changed after six days.
10. (4) The Category C shall consist of personnel who shall perform duties of prison garden in-charge and helpers, outside gang in-charge, drivers, personal security officers (PSO), mess in- charge, in-charge duty roster and helpers, court duties, computer operators, office duties, welfare duties and other miscellaneous duties. NOTE 1.- They shall work in a single shift with a lunch break. NOTE 2.- They shall perform one night patrolling duty every week.
11. (5) The Deputy Superintendent (Security) and the Assistant Superintendents concerned (executive in-charge of enclosures) together with the guarding personnel who are to go on duty in the morning, shall enter the prison together.
12. (6) The Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room) along with the guarding personnel before opening the barracks under his charge shall inspect the iron bars and walls of the barracks and ensure that there is no breach of any kind during the previous night.
13. (7) The wards shall be opened and the prisoners counted out by the barrack. The Assistant Superintendent (Central Control Room) or Head Warder (Central Control Room) shall verity the number counted out of each ward in comparison with the entry in the lockup register.
14. (8) On the completion of the morning parades, the prisoners shall be divided into their respective gangs, and responsible guarding personnel shall be placed in-charge of each gang. The responsibility for the charge of a gang shall never be divided between two or more guarding personnel. The strength of a gang working outside the prison walls but within the prison precincts shall not without the sanction of the Director General, exceed twelve prisoners. There shall be at least one head warder in-charge assisted by another warder for every such gang. In the case of prisoners working inside prison walls, each gang may contain as many as prisoners that can be convenient] 1380 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) and effectively supervised. Prisoners shall not be employed beyond the prison precincts without the special sanction of the Director General in writing.
15. (9) The barrack in-charge coming on duty at the opening of the wards in the morning shall be relieved at 02:00 PM by his reliever, who shall remain in-charge until the prisoners are locked up and the night guard posted.
16. (10) When guarding personnel is posted to the several gangs in the morning, the names of the prisoners composing each gang shall be called from the gang-book in the presence of the guarding personnel about to take charge, who shall verify the total by counting them. The guarding personnel’s name shall then be recorded in the gang-book and his receipt taken. Every long termed and dangerous prisoner shall be specially pointed out to the warder about to take charge of him so that a particular watch may be kept on him. At every change of guard, the number of prisoners in each gang shall be counted and in the case of gang outside the prison, the names of the prisoners composing each gang shall be called over. In large prisons there shall be several gang-books so that the rolls may be called simultaneously to save time.
17. (11) All prisoners working in the outside gang, shall ordinarily return to the main gate, to be further sent to their respective wards for afternoon lockup. They shall again be taken out for work for the rest of the day during afternoon lockout and shall be duly handed over to the Out-side Gang
    • (OSG) in-charge. On the cessation of work in the evening, the groups shall be collected and the prisoners in each gang shall be counted and verified by the Outside gang in-charge.
18. (12) On the cessation of work in the evening, the gangs shall be collected and the prisoners in each gang shall be counted and verified.
19. (13) Out-side Gang in-charge shall keep a vigilant eye on the prisoners in his gang and shall not allow them to wander or go out of sight on any pretext whatsoever. He shall be personally responsible for their safe custody throughout the whole period of his duty. Guarding personnel assisting head warder, Outside Gang in-charge, shall similarly be responsible for the safe custody of the gang but their responsibility shall in no way diminish or detract from the responsibility of the Outside Gang in-charge. Prisoners working all day at a distance from the prison shall be provided with a temporary latrine in close proximity to the work and under the eye of guarding personnel. Eveningcount 1766. (1) After completion of the evening parades, the night guard shall be brought inside the er: posal prison by the Duty Officer. Barrack in-charge, shall then count the prisoners into their wards cells or patrolling other compartments and lock them for the night. The Assistant Superintendent (Central Control officer. Room), executive in-charge of barracks and the Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall remain present inside the prison at the time of lockup. When all the prisoners have been locked up the total number of prisoners shall be verified. If found correct, the night guard shall be posted at their respective beat points inside the prison. The number of prisoners locked up in each ward or other building, as well as the total number of prisoners in the prison, shall be shown in the lock-up register to which the Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall append his signatures in token of its correctness.
20. (2) On the completion of the lock-up, the keys of the wards cells and other compartments where prisoners are confined, shall be collected and counted in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) who shall note the number in the lock-up register. He shall then cause to lock the keys into the key box provided for the purpose in the main gate and make over the key of such key box to the Duty Officer who shall in turn make over the key to his successor, who shall further deliver it to the Deputy Superintendent on his entering the prison in the morning. The keys of the cook-house and of the wards in which the cooks are confined shall also be placed in the charge of the Duty Officer.
21. (3) The night patrolling officer (to be deputed for two hours shift amongst Category B or Category C) shall visit every ward, barrack, cell, hospital and every other part of the prison and satisfy himself that everything is in order (Sab Achha). He shall report the general condition of the prison in the Night Report Book and to his reliever as well as to the Duty Officer. Duties of night 1767. (1) During the night, the guarding personnel or convict officer on patrol duty along the watch, main wall of the prison shall not quit his beat or lic down. He shall be armed with a baton, torch light or other such equipment. The inner main wall ‘kotmauka’ beat patrolling shall be organized with disc (patra) system where each beat keep moving like a pendulum pushing the disc from one beat to another. Kotmauka in-charge shall visit all beats of the kotmauka frequently and ensure that all guarding personnel on duty are alert and disc circulation is in order. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1381
22. (2) The barracks shall be visited once in every half an hour throughout the night by the guarding personnel on duty who should examine the locks, gratings and doors and satisfy himself that they are secure and that the convict officer on duty inside is alert. He should frequently challenge him with this object and enquire the number of prisoners and satisfy himself that all are present.
23. (3) The guarding personnel and convict officers shall ensure that all the prisoners are quiet and on their respective berths after 10:00 PM and no singing, reading, playing games, watching television or any kind of recreational activities take place after 10:00 PM. Roster of 768. (1) A duty roster shall be maintained in each prison. The Assistant Superintendent holding pfficersby duty | the charge of Line Officer shall be responsible for proper maintenance of this register. The register cat at night be N N 4 . . : changed and shall contain the names of all guarding personnel on duty with their hours of duty and their record to be signatures for having understood the duty hours. The register shall be sent every day to the Deputy kept. Superintendent (Security) for checking and verification and getting his signatures. The register shall be put up before the Superintendent at least once every week.
24. (2) Tt shall be the responsibility of the Line Officer and the Deputy Superintendent (Security) to ensure that the warders shall stick to their post according to the duty roster and any violation in this regard shall be immediately brought to the notice of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall also verify it during his surprise visits to different parts of prisons during day and night. A care shall be taken that the night duty is allotted in rotation.
25. (3) No guarding personnel shall be placed on the same beat two nights in succession nor informed of his beat till he is about to be posted. Systemof watch | 769. (1) The barracks shall be guarded inside by the convict officers and they shall also be inside wards at responsible for any escapes from sleeping barracks, suicides, group fight or quarrels in such barracks. et A roster showing the names of convict officers deputed to patrol each ward with the hours of duty shall be kept. In every ward, three convict officers shall be deployed in three shifts of eight hours each. Convict officers whilst on duty shall patrol their wards, prevent, as far as lies in their power, the commission of any breach of prison discipline, satisfy themselves by frequent counting that all the prisoners are present and intimate the fact to the guarding personnel on duty every half an hour. At each change of watch, the convict officer shall report to the guarding personnel concerned regarding the number of prisoners present. In case of any unusual occurrence, he shall give immediate notice to the guarding personnel on duty to take any action that may be necessary.
26. (2) The convict officers may be employed in guarding the main wall by night when the number of guarding personnel is insufficient. There shall be at least two guarding personnel to every convict officer on duty at any time. Their shift timings shall be same as of guarding personnel: Provided that no convict officer shall be placed on any beat patrol where he cannot be under the observation of guarding personnel.
27. (3) The convict officers with the shortest unexpired sentence shall ordinarily be selected for duty outside the barrack at night.
28. (4) The convict officers may be deployed to guard the barracks during the day or night hours subject to the supervision of guarding personnel. Convictofficers | 770, The convict officers detailed for guarding outside by night shall, when not on duty and detailed for duty | \honever possible, be locked up in a separate ward. They shall be let out and locked up, before and outside to be i - N . Pa " kept separate. after their turn of duty, respectively, by both the relieved and relieving guarding personnel. Use of 771. (1) No prisoner shall use the washroom without obtaining the permission of the convict ashiooms in officer on duty between 10.30 P.M to 04.30 A.M. When a washroom/latrine is furnished with the amangement for | means of being locked, it shall be kept locked during this period and the key shall remain in the treatment of ill | possession of the convict officer on duty. Prisoner using washroom/latrine during this period shall be prisoners. closely observed by the convict officer on duty so as to prevent suicides or sexual assaults or escapes or use of drugs etc...
29. (2) When it appears to the convict officer that a prisoner is ill, he shall at once bring the fact to the notice of the staff member on duty, who shall inform the duty officer and necessary arrangement of his treatment shall be made. 1382 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Duties of 772. (1) The guarding personnel on patrol at night shall keep on the move, visiting the warders parobing officer | and convict officers on duty. He shall, on taking over charge, satisfy himself that the correct number night 4 of prisoners is reported to be in custody and that everything is secure.
30. (2) In cases of serious sickness, the patrolling officer or guarding personnel shall forthwith send notice to the Duty officer, the Medical Officer and Deputy Superintendent (Security) who shall, if necessary, take steps for shifting the sick prisoner to the hospital. In case any irregularity on the part of guarding personnel or convict officers or prisoners came to his notice, he shall report the matter to the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) next morning and mention it in the night report book.
31. (3) An immediate notice shall be given to the Duty officer, the Medical Officer and the Deputy Superintendent (Security) of any occurrence requiring prompt action such as an escape, attempt to escape, riot, fire or serious sickness by the patrolling officer. Each patrolling officer shall carry a control watch to record the time at which he visits each part of the prison and mention it in the night report book.
32. (4) At the hour for the relief of the guard, the head warder or senior warder shall intimate the relieving guard about the next guarding personnel who is to take the next watch. He shall get them searched by the officers deployed for frisking in the main gate. They shall be searched at entering and leaving the prison in the presence of the duty officer. Berths to be 773. (1) The berths in every barrack shall be numbered in the manner that the even numbers on numbered one side and the odd numbers on the other. A berth shall be allotted to every prisoner and the number of berth shall be entered on the barrack list and the prisoner’s history ticket. Subject to categorization of the prisoners as prescribed in rule 45, prisoners shall be indiscriminately mixed together in barracks without consideration of religion, race, caste and place of residence. The prisoners shall not be transferred from one barrack to another without the orders of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) in consultation with the Superintendent.
33. (2) Suitable number of berths in each barrack shall be earmarked for such prisoner on whom special watch is required in the interest of the security and safety of the prison. The convict officers, guarding personnel and patrolling officers shall maintain a special watch over these prisoners. Precaution about | 774, (1) The locks of the doors of all sleeping barracks and cells shall be so arranged that the lock and keys. | prisoners cannot reach them from the inside.
34. (2) Any keys which any officer may have to carry with his person, while on duty, shall be attached to his person by means of a stout chain.
35. (3) The keys of prison shall, when not in use or in the personal custody of any officer of the prison, be kept in a locked receptacle to be kept for the purpose at the Main Gate, and the key of | such receptacle shall be retained by the Duty Officer.
36. (4) Every time a key of a barrack/cell is used during the lockup hours, the record of each such occurrence shall be recorded by the gate-keeper along with name and signature of the staff member concerned with the receiving and deposit time. The staff member who takes the custody of | key shall briefly report the purpose in Night Report Book.
37. (5) Locks on barracks and locks on cells shall be changed once and twice fortnightly respectively.
38. (6) A lock, the key of which has been lost or misplaced, shall be destroyed in the presence of the Superintendent and written off from the lock and key register.
39. (7) On each bunch of keys there shall be a brass disc showing the number of the bunch and the number of keys on that bunch and the key chest shall be provided with hooks serially numbered to correspond with the number on the bunches of keys.
40. (8) The keys shall be placed on a ring, the ends of which shall either be soldered or riveted so that no key may be removed there from.
41. (9) The register of locks and keys shall contain the descriptions and the numbers of all locks and keys by bunches and the barracks, cells or store rooms, where they are in use. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1383 Lighttobe kept | 775, From sunset to sunrise sufficient lighting arrangements shall be made to ensure that prisoners on at night. may at all times remain under observation. Arrangements in the form of emergency lights shall be kept ready for use in case of power failure. Letting out 776. When it is necessary to let out cooks before day-break to prepare the early morning meal, the Soo prepare guarding personnel and patrolling officer shall, at the hour fixed, let out the necessary number of| meal. cooks and put them in charge of a guarding personnel. Visit by officers 777, Executive Officers visiting at night shall ensure that the guarding personnel on duty are on the stuightond alert, moving on their beats and that the light is kept brightly lit. The time of the visit shall not be oe renemtove! | made known beforehand. The date of the visit, the hour of entering and leaving the prison and a made. report of any unusual occurrence that comes under observation, shall be recorded in a book which shall be provided for the purpose at the main gate. The gatekeeper shall produce it before the Superintendent on his arrival at the prison in the morning. Opening wards | 778, To the door-posts of all sleeping wards shall be affixed a chain with a hook at the free end atnightand | which shall be attached at wall to the door, so as to admit or allow the exit of one person at a time Pen" and no more. When it is necessary to open a sleeping ward at night for purposes other than the emergency of fire, prior to unlocking the door, the chain shall be hooked in. No ward shall be opened at night unless the Duty officer or Assistant Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent and one other officer are present, except in the case of fire. Police guards to | 779. Whenever it is necessary to place prisoners in confinement in any place without the walls of be provided. the prison, the Superintendent shall request the Superintendent of Police for such police guards as dtone™ | may in the opinion of the latter officer, be necessary and the Superintendent of Police shall supply such guards accordingly. Responsibility of | 780. In every case, in which prisoners are guarded by the police under the provisions of the ee preceding rule, the responsibility for the safe custody of the prisoners shall rest with the police prisoners. guards. Action when any | 781. If from any cause any prison at any time becomes temporarily insecure, the Superintendent To rena shall inform the District Superintendent of Police of the fact and it shall be the duty of that officer to pi supply such police guard as he may think necessary to provide for the safety of the prisoners until the prison is made secure. Quick Reaction | 782. In all Central and District Prisons, there shall be a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) consisting of | Team (QR). sufficient numbers of suitable guarding personnel. The Quick Reaction Team shall be under the charge of an Assistant Superintendent under immediate supervision of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) and shall always be ready to meet any emergency. The team shall carry wireless sets for connectivity and the required modern lethal and non-lethal weapons that can be used in emergency. Quick Reaction Team shall be used for its specified duties only. As far as possible, it must be selected from young, honest, dutiful and trust worthy Officials. Quick Reaction Team may also be provided a suitable vehicle for patrolling along the main wall of the prison. This Quick Reaction Team shall be under the charge of an Assistant Superintendent and the supervision of the Deputy Superintendent (Security) and shall always be ready to meet any emergency. The Superintendent shall personally satisfy himself that the Quick Reaction Team is properly trained, equipped and at alert all the time. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the Quick Reaction Team shall be circulated in each prison by the Director General. In the case of shortage of guarding personnel, the District Superintendent of Police may be requested by the Superintendent for providing the Quick Reaction Team. Custody of 783. All staff members especially the Deputy Superintendent (Security), Assistant Superintendent i concerned and guarding personnel shall at all times be responsible to ensure that no ladders, planks, escape. bamboos and ropes, which are likely to facilitate escape, are left lying in the prison. If such materials are to be taken inside for use these shall be properly escorted and shall be sent out of the prison after use. Every warder in charge of a workshop shall be responsible to see that all such articles are properly secured and put away when work ceases and give a certificate to that effect in the lockup register. 1384 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Situations tobe | 784. The following situations shall be handled as emergencies, namely :— handled on an N emergency basis. (a) escape from prison;
    • (b) outbreak;
    • (c) riots;
    • (d) strikes;
    • (e) hunger strike (individual or mass); [63] assault;
    • (g) suicide;
    • (h) accidents; G0) fires
    • (G) epidemic;
    • (k) food poisoning; 0) overcrowding;
    • (m) failure of water supply, electric lighting arrangements and other essential prison services like conservancy and plumbing;
    • (n) ~~ non-supply of food or raw materials resulting in the interference of prison routine;
42. (0) flood;
    • (p) earthquake;
    • (q) terrorist attack;
    • (r) bomb explosion;
    • (s) war/bombing; ( nuclear, biological and chemical disasters; and
    • (uw) any other man-made/ natural disasters. Measures to 785. The Superintendent shall be responsible for preventing and controlling emergency situations emergency that may be relevant and all other instructions or orders issued by the competent authority from time situations. to time. He shall use all the measures available and the required force to tackle the situation. Equipment for 786. (1) Each prison shall be properly equipped with the following to meet various types of emergencies. | emergencies, namely
    • (a) suitable firefighting equipment; () emergency lighting arrangements like electric torches, inverter back up and generator;
    • (c) searchlights;
    • (d) steel helmets;
    • (e) canes; fH tear gas equipment;
43. (2) ‘water hoses;
    • (h) telephones, inter-communication system and wireless sets; [6] arms and ammunition; () ladders, axes, knives, ropes, chains, handcuffs, alarms and sirens;
    • (k) first aid kit; and [0] stretcher.
44. (2) The Government may consult Ministry of Home Affairs / National Disaster Response Force/ State Disaster Response Force for revision of the list of such equipments from time to time. The Superintendent shall obtain necessary sanction of the Director General for the purchase of articles mentioned above. It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure that all these equipments are always kept in a good condition for use in an emergency. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1385 Preparations for | 787, Drills for handling emergencies shall be held at regular fixed intervals and report in this emergencies. regard shall be submitted to the Director General. Escape and 788. The precautions to be taken and the procedure to be adopted to guard against and deal with disturbance. cases of escape and disturbance in prisons are as follows, namely: -
    • (a) every prison shall have a pre-arranged signal to be known as Alarm, through which information may be conveyed to all staff members and the nearby police station of the occurrence of an outbreak, escape or other untoward events;
    • (b) the sounding of the alarm shall be of a different tone to that used for ordinary parades;
    • (c) promptitude in starting an alarm is a most urgent and important duty. When a prisoner is discovered to be missing or a disturbance has broken out or is on the point of breaking out, no attempt at a search or suppression as the case may be, shall be made till measures are first taken to give the alarm. The fact that the missing man was found or the disturbance put down without the necessity of doing so, shall not be accepted as palliating in any way neglect of this order;
    • (d) the guarding personnel who first notices the incident shall keep blowing his whistle continuously and all guarding personnel on hearing it, shall repeat the whistle till the continuous sounding of the high pitch siren at the prison gate shows that the information has reached there. A sentry on hearing a whistle or a bell or gong sounding the alarm in any part of the prison or its neighbourhood, shall repeat the alarm till the whole establishment is thoroughly aroused; (¢) information, as is known regarding the character of the occurrence that has or is about to take place, shall be communicated at once to the Control Room, so that the superior officers may be in a position to direct operations accordingly;
    • (f) when a prisoner is found to be missing or in the event of any attempt to break prison or on any other disturbance taking place or even appearing imminent, an alarm parade shall be called and the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall at once convey brief information of what has happened to the Superintendent;
45. (2) on hearing the sound of the alarm, the warders in charge of gangs outside the prison shall collect their prisoners and march them to a pre-arranged place; NOTE.- As an alarm parade may be ordered at any time and it is of importance that prisoners shall not know whether any given parade is merely for practice or not, the same attention shall be given on all occasions. In the case of an attempt on the part of a body of prisoners to break out of the main gate, it shall be unwise to open the gates or wickets to return extramural gangs into the prison until the enclosure in the vicinity of the inner gate is first cleared of prisoners for this reason gangs at work outside shall, on the occurrence of an alarm be chained up where the work is in progress.
    • (h) at times of alarm, all prisoners inside the prison shall be locked into the nearest or most convenient ward, workshop, or other building, and guarding personnel on duty shall keep a watch on the places of confinement of prisoners;
      • (i) on the sound of the alarm, every guarding personnel (except warders in charge of gangs), shall proceed immediately, no matter where or how engaged or whether in proper uniform or not, to the prison armoury and arm himself with lethal and non- lethal weapons with sufficient ammunition. He shall then fall into line and place himself under the orders of the Superintendent or other senior officer present;
    • (j) the procedure to be followed by the Superintendent must necessarily depend on the character of the occurrence with which he has to deal. In all cases, however, a sentry shall be posted on the roof of the main gate or other position where he can command a view of the interior of the prison, and two small packets, each in charge of a Head Warder or senior Warder, shall be dispatched to take up positions near the rear angles of the prison and instructed to prevent any attempt on the part of prisoners to scale the walls in that direction;
    • (k) few guarding personnel be set aside as a reserve to render assistance at any point where their services may be specially required and with instructions to proceed to the spot from which the sound of a rifle shot comes (guarding personnel in need of assistance shall fire a shot in the air to intimate the fact); 1386 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) [0 if it be a case of escape or disturbance outside the prison, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent to dispatch his spare men in search of the missing prisoner or to take measures to quell the disturbance, as the case may be, using his powers with discretion and effecting his object with as little display of force as is under the circumstances necessary;
    • (m) in case it be a case of riot or disturbance inside the prison, the Superintendent shall lead his men to put it down. Before taking such a step, however, he shall first satisfy himself through enquiry from the sentry on the roof of the gateway that there are no prisoners in the enclosure in the vicinity of the gate. The gate shall not be opened till the crowd is dispersed, and this shall be effectually done from the gateway roof. He shall then lead his men in double file or in “threes” between the gates. When the outer gate has been locked, the inner one may be opened and the men marched in double time to the scene of the disturbance, to act as the officer in command may dictate;
    • (n) ~~ whether an alarm is real or false all the details, from the preliminary whistle of the guarding personnel to the conclusion of the search for the missing prisoners or the suppression of the disturbance as the case may be, shall be carried out. To accustom warders to the different circumstances with which they may be called upon to deal and test their preparedness to turn out at short notice, an alarm parade shall be held randomly at any hour of the day or night without previous warning and started from one of the place where prisoners are usually assembled;
46. (0) in the case of an escape or disturbance at night or after all the gangs are inside the prison, the same method of starting an alarm shall be followed namely the blowing of a whistle and the communication of the necessary information to the Control Room by the patrolling officer, if after lock-up or by some junior official if before that time. A sentry shall be posted over the main gate and the necessary pickets sent to the rear of the prison to frustrate any attempt at an escape as is done in alarm parades by day. If it is reported that a prisoner has escaped and it appears probable that he is still lurking within the prison, warders with lighted torches shall be posted at intervals inside the enclosure walls and the remaining warders divided into two parties each with lighted torches, one to search inside and the other outside the prison; NOTE.- Sufficient number of torches shall always be kept ready for use in a box at the main gate and at the Central Control Room.
    • (p) itis the duty of the gate sentry at times of alarm to defend the gate and to protect any officer of the prison or other person to whom a prisoner may be actually using violence;
    • (q) absolute silence shall be preserved at alarm parades and all the details carried out in an orderly and systematic manner. The Assistant Superintendent, Sub Assistant Superintendents, guarding personnel who have to take charge of detached parties of | men shall be informed before hand of the duties required of them so that they may know exactly what to do and where to go when the alarm sounds without waiting for instructions from the officer in-charge;
    • (r) in case of a disturbance, the Superintendent shall keep his men together in line and not allow them to approach the body of prisoners nearer than thirty yards from which distance he is in the best position to deal with the rioters. A few warders shall, in all cases, be armed with batons and supplied with handcuffs to arrest and secure any ring- leaders or escaping prisoners; NOTE.- Police tear gas squads may be requisitioned in the case of emergency whenever considered necessary.
    • (s) the alarm shall be concluded by blowing the “retire” on a bugle or sounding the alarm gong as a signal for all officers who took part in the parade to return to the prison gate, full into line, and be dismissed by the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent; and
    • (t) Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall note in their journal the date and hour at which the parade was held, the time taken by the warders to fall in and arm themselves, the names of any subordinates who were late or absent and any defects that were noticed. NOTE. - A copy of such report shall be submitted to the Director General by the Superintendent giving details of the action proposed to be taken against defaulters, if any, immediately after holding the alarm parade. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1387 Duty of Deputy | 789. As soon as a report of an escape is received, the Deputy Superintendent present on duty or Superintendent. | another senior officer on duty shall dispatch a party of sufficient strength to search the locality where the escape has occurred and inform the Superintendent of the escape who in turn shall take suitable action for apprehending the escaped prisoners. Action tobe 1790, In the event of a disturbance occurring in the prison which is likely to develop into a serious taken in case ©f | riot, the Superintendent shall send a message to the District Superintendent of Police and the District likely to develop | Magistrate or in their absence the next senior officer present in the station on the telephone or by into serious a lot. | e-mail, inform him about the situation and if the Superintendent considers that the presence of the District Superintendent of Police or the District Magistrate or in their absence the next senior officer is necessary, he shall at the same time, request them to come to the prison. On receipt of such a message, the above-mentioned officer shall immediately proceed to the prison and it shall be open to them to take all such measures as may be necessary in the special circumstances of the case to restore order. All action taken shall be promptly reported by him to the higher authorities. Assistance from | 791, (1) The Superintendent shall, in consultation with the Superintendent of Police, make such police. arrangements for a concerted plan of action in the case of an outbreak or escape, as may seem advisable.
47. (2) The Deputy Superintendent (Security) shall, on the occurrence of an escape or outbreak, send word to the officer in charge of the nearest police station. Notice of an 792. (1) When an escape has taken place and attempts at recapture have been in-effectual, on pra immediate notice shall be sent to the Superintendent of Police and to the District Magistrate accompanied in each case by a descriptive roll of the prisoner with all the information available including his usual place of residence, for the purpose of identification. If the prisoner belongs to a district other than that in which he was confined, reports and descriptive rolls shall be sent to the Suprintendent of Police and Magistrate of that district as well as to all the districts he is likely to traverse on his way to his home. A report and descriptive roll shall also be sent to the Inspector- General of the Railway Police in case a prisoner is likely to avail himself of the railway and if it appears expedient, the information shall be sent to the police of other districts.
48. (2) The Superintendent shall, on the occurrence of an escape or any other serious unusual event, immediately report to the Director General, Commissioner of Police/Superintendent of Police, District Magistrate and District and Sessions Judge. Report to 793. (1) A brief report on every escape that has taken place shall be submitted to the Director Director General | General at once, to be followed by a full report detailing the results of the inquiry which the recapture Superintendent shall make as soon after the occurrence as possible. A copy of the judgment in the case of a prisoner tried for escaping shall also be submitted to the Director General. In case of escapes that have not occurred due to negligence alone but as part to some defect in the buildings or in the method of guarding, such defect shall be clearly pointed out.
49. (2) A report of the recapture of a prisoner shall be made to the Director General giving particulars of the date and circumstances of recapture and such additional details of the escape as may be elicited from the prisoners. NOTE. - The detailed report shall be submitted in duplicate for transmission of one copy to the Government. Attempt to 794. (1) Every attempt to escape with the particulars in each case, shall be reported to the psig | Director General accompanied by a descriptive roll of the prisoner.
50. (2) A brief report of every attempt to escape shall also be made to the District Magistrate and District and Sessions Judge. Rewards for 795, (1) The Superintendent may give a reward fixed on the consideration of all the recapture. circumstances but in no case exceeding Rs. 10,000 for the recapture of any escaped prisoner irrespective of the prisoner’s sentence.
51. (2) Whenever peculiar circumstances render it expedient to officer a large reward, special application shall be made to the Director General who is empowered to sanction upto Rs. one lakh for the recapture of any prisoner. In case, the Director General considers that a still higher reward is necessary, he shall refer the case for the orders of the Government. 1388 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
52. (3) No rewards for the recapture of a prisoner who escape from the custody of the police shall be paid by the Department. NOTE 1.- Any Government servant may receive without special permission, any reward offered for the arrest of a criminal etc. NOTE 2.- When two or more persons have been instrumental in the recapture of any prisoner who has escaped from the prison, the reward shall be divided amongst them in such manner as the Director General may direct Reward for 796. Every prisoner who assist in any way whatsoever in preventing an escape shall, if he cannot Prevent ran | De adequately rewarded by the Superintendent under the remission rules, be brought to the notice of escape. ® the Director General for consideration and for giving an adequate award. Procedure on 797. (1) On the recapture of a prisoner, the fact shall be notified to the Director General, Prisoner, of District Magistrate, District and Sessions Judge and the Superintendent of Police immediately.
53. (2) A recaptured prisoner may be admitted into and detained in prison in the authority of’ his original warrant and the time he was atlarge does not count as sentence served.
54. (3) Every prisoner who at any time escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained after admission to prison, shall if he is of the casual class forthwith be removed from that class and be placed in the habitual class. Punishment for | 798, Every staff member, because of whose assistance, connivance or neglect, an escape takes fling an place, shall be prosecuted under relevant provisions of the law unless very extenuating circumstances ” are present or the Superintendent considers the evidence insufficient to procure a conviction. Prisoner not 799. The name, register number and date of escape of every prisoner who has escaped and has not g p ry p p recaptured tobe been recaptured shall be entered in a blank page of the release register and copied into every Tegisterand | subsequent register brought into use for ten years unless he has been recaptured in the meantime then history-ticket. | his name shall be marked off and the date of recapture noted. Procedure when | 800. When a sentence passed on a prisoner for escaping or attempting to escape or on a prison asamencein | officer for negligently suffering or conniving at the same, be in the opinion of the Superintendent anescapeds | inadequate, he shall file an appeal before the competent revisional court with a view to the inadequate. enhancement of the punishment. Report of assualt | 801. (1) A full report of every serious assault committed by a prisoner on an officer of the or disturbance. | rison and of every serious disturbance of combined outbreak amongst prisoners shall be submitted to the Director General.
55. (2) Even where there has been a cognizable crime which is to form the subject of police and magisterial inquiry and subsequently ends in a criminal trial, the Superintendent must at once conduct inquiry and submit the result to the Director General on the aspect of prison discipline and the observance of rules involved in the case and if he finds that any officials are to blamed, he shall state how he proposes to deal with them. Useofarms 802. Any staff member may use bayonet or any other weapon against any prisoner when he is when permitted. | god 0 be.
    • (a) escaping or attempting to escape, if the staff member has reasonable ground to believe that he cannot otherwise prevent the escape;
    • (b) engaged in any outbreak or attempt to force or break open the outer gate or enclosure wall of the prison individually or collectively provided that he may use the weapon only if such an outbreak or attempt continues;
    • (c) using violence against staff members or other persons provided that there is reasonable ground to believe that the staff member or any other person is in danger of loss of life or limb or that serious injury is likely to be caused to such staff member/person. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1389 Warning. 803. Before using fire-arms against a prisoner under the authority conveyed in rule 802, the officer of the prison shall give a warning to the prisoner that he is about to fire on him. Orders of 804. No staff member shall in the presence of his superior officer use arms of any sort against a superior officers. | prisoner in the case of an outbreak or attempt to escape except under the orders of such superior officer. Employment of | 805. When prisoners are employed in work of a dangerous character, it shall be the duty of the staff’ Gomer on member conducting the work to take every reasonable precaution to guard against accidents. Jangerous work Custody of 806. Poisonous drugs and drugs inducing drowsiness, surgical instruments and other similar things poisonous drugs. | shall not be left within the reach of the prisoners. Every receptacle containing any poisonous drug shall be labeled "Poison" in large printed characters. All these shall be kept under lock and key and the keys shall remain with the in-charge of the drug store. Under no circumstances, such key shall be entrusted to a prisoner. FIRE Preventionof 1807. (1) All electricity lines and equipments shall be checked regularly and any fault therein fire. shall be rectified without any delay.
56. (2) All staff in-charge of offices and stores shall take a round of the offices and store rooms before they are closed for the night and satisfy themselves that everything is safe.
57. (3) Fire shall be used in the workshops in properly constructed fireplaces and the senior officer, who locks up the prison, shall satisfy himself before leaving that these fires are properly extinguished. The concerned senior technical staff of the section shall also be responsible in this regard.
58. (4) Piped LPG shall ordinarily be used in the prison, in case piped LPG supply is not available, it shall be ensured that gas cylinders are stored in a secured room in accordance with the safety rules for storage of LPG cylinders and that no prisoner has access to such place. If any fire occurs, nobody shall be allowed near the gas room until the fire is completely quelled.
59. (5) There shall be fire hydrants and firefighting equipments (sand and water buckets) in all parts of the prison and especially at all vulnerable points decided in consultation with the District Fire Officer.
60. (6) Electric installations in the prison shall be inspected at regular intervals. No loose wire and open junctions or joints shall be allowed.
61. (7) Each Superintendent shall draw up instructions on fire safety and the drill to be adopted in his prison showing the respective duties of all members of the prison establishment on an alarm of fire being given. He shall make the staff rehearse the fire drill at least once in six months. This shall include firefighting safety measures and evacuation techniques.
62. (8) In the event of a fire, immediate information to the fire brigade shall also be sent. Till help from the fire brigade is received, every attempt to quell the fire shall be made. In the event of fire breaking out in the prison by day or night, the alarm shall be sounded. In the event of fire in a ward, the first priority shall be to evacuate the prisoners from the ward and nearby buildings and put out the fire.
63. (9) The Superintendent shall undertake all necessary measures to ensure that fire does not spread to other parts of the prison and the lives of prisoners and of members of the staff are not endangered.
64. (10) No cooking shall be allowed. Coal stoves provided for heating food shall be placed outside the sleeping ward. No firewood or hay or other inflammable material shall be stored anywhere in the prisoners enclosure. EPIDEMICS Removal toa 808. (1) On the occurrence of a case or suspected cases of any infectious disease, the peecaaton Superintendent shall contact the Civil Surgeon for making necessary arrangements and the prisoners & shall be shifted to an infectious disease hospital outside the prison. On the request of the Superintendent, the District Superintendent of Police shall deploy necessary police guard for the safety and security of the prisoners. 1390 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
65. (2) If the suspected cases of infectious disease are expected to be large in number, the Superintendent shall send a written request to the District Magistrate to identify a separate building for the segregation of prisoners outside the prison walls.
66. (3) Once the report regarding the identification of the building is received from the District Magistrate, the Superintendent shall visit the said identified building and satisfy himself that the building is safe and secure to prevent any escape. The Superintendent shall send his written request along with his recommendation to the Director General for getting the building declared as Segregation and Isolation Facility from the Government.
67. (4) Once Segregation and Isolation Facility shall be notified by the Government, the suspected cases of any infectious disease in the prison shall not be taken to hospital but shall be immediately shifted to one of these notified Segregation and Isolation Facility. On the request of the Superintendent, the District Superintendent of Police shall deploy necessary police guard for the safety and security of the prisoners in and around such ‘Segregation and Isolation Facility’.
68. (5) The Director General may notify one or more prisons as Segregation and Isolation Facility to isolate the infected or suspected cases of disease amongst the prisoners. In such a case, the Director General may transfer all the prisoners already confined in the notified prison to other prisons and shift the infected cases of disease in such Segregation and Isolation Facilities.
69. (6) On the request of the Superintendent, the District Superintendent of Police of the district from where the infected prisoners are to be shifted, shall provide the necessary vehicles and police guard to transfer the prisoners to the notified prisons.
70. (7) The Health Department shall ensure that sufficient number of medical staff, paramedical staff, required equipments, medicines and all other necessary arrangements are timely made available in the notified prisons and ‘Segregation and Isolation Facilities’. Vaccinationor | 809. Whenever a case of an epidemic occurs, the Medical Officer shall at once arrange for inoculation. vaccination or inoculation, as the case may be, of all prisoners, prison personnel staff and members of their families.

Accommodation | 810. Overcrowding shall be strictly avoided both in the hospital as well as in every cell and ward.

of patient If the epidemic is severe then it may be desirable to use the entire hospital for treatment of epidemic cases, shifting all other cases to a temporary hospital that can be set-up in a ward, barrack or work shed (if no better place is available). Sterilization of drinking water Cleanliness of 811. Special attention shall be given to the cleanliness of prisoners and their clothing. The water prisoners. used for washing shall not be allowed to remain within the prison walls. Disposal ofan 812. The body of a person who has died of an infectious disease shall be wrapped completely in a infected corpse. | sheet saturated with 2% carbolic or cresol lotion and buried/cremated without the least delay after completing all the legal formalities. HUNGER STRIKES Power to 813. (1) The Superintendent may take all measures/steps including stoppage of privileges, Superintendent shifting from one barrack to another etc. All measures shall be taken through all means to ensure that hunger tke the hunger strike is peacefully culminated.

1. (2) Prisoners who go on hunger strike shall be warned that no redress of any alleged grievances shall be allowed as long as the strike continues and that they shall be liable to any prison punishment or to prosecution as per various provisions of law.
2. (3) Prisoners who are found to be inciting the other prisoners to be part of hunger strike shall normally be transferred immediately to high security ward of other prison within the State with the approval of the Director General.
3. (4) The Superintendent shall keep sufficient number of guard as ‘Reserve Guard’ to deal with any kind of eventuality.
4. (5) Food shall be regularly placed before them and in case they refuse to eat, the same shall be disposed off. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1391 Forcible feeding | 814, Tt is the duty of the prison authorities to do what they reasonably can to keep prisoners under of prisoners on their charge in good health and to save them from death. Therefore, if a prisoner is likely to cause his hunger strike. . : . . . N own death by continuously refusing to take food, the Medical Officer may direct that the prisoner be forcibly fed to keep him alive. Forcible feeding shall not be attempted with unnecessary violence. Daily report to | 815. The Medical Officer shall furnish daily reports to the Superintendent on the health of the Director prisoner who is on a hunger strike. He in turn shall forward it to the Director General. The Superintendent shall also send a report to the District Magistrate. OVERCROWDING Overcrowding to | 816. As soon as prisoners in excess of the available accommodation are received in any prison or be reported and hospital, the Superintendent shall submit a report to the Director General with a statement of the relieve measures which he proposes to adopt to relieve the overcrowding and such temporary arrangements, overcrowding. | as he thinks best, shall at once be adopted for this purpose. Keeping 817. Prisoners in excess of the accommodation shall not except as a temporary measure, be placed Ped or ents. in work sheds or verandahs but shall be kept in sheds or tents inside the prison. The Superintendent shall always obtain prior sanction, whenever necessary, for incurring expenditure in this regard and shall ensure economy in every aspect. He shall make all the necessary security arrangements against escapes. Earthquake. 818. In the event of an earthquake, the following action shall be taken namely: —
   • (a) prisoners shall be asked to walk towards an open place, in a calm and composed manner;
   • (b) prisoners shall be asked to take cover (kneel down and cover head with arms);
   • (c) prisoners shall be asked to remain in the same position for a few minutes due to after- shocks;
   • (d) prisoners shall be kept at least fourteen feet away from windows, mirrors, chimneys, tall book cases, furniture, old and high buildings, poles, trees and electric wires; and
   • (e) evacuation and rescue measures shall be undertaken on instructions from an evacuation team and unnecessary crowding of affected area shall be avoided. Other | 819. The Superintendent shall be required to be vigilant whenever there is law and order problem Emergencies. | in the city and also to be watchful during extreme climatic conditions especially for floods during summer and rainy seasons. Suitable action shall be taken according to the requirements in cases of other emergencies as well. The Superintendent shall keep the Director General informed of the circumstances. The Superintendent shall approach the District Magistrate/District Superintendent of Police in all special and critical circumstances for remedial action. A contingency plan be in place at every prison to tackle any emergency situation such as attacks from outside and similar events. Senior officers shall review such contingency plans during their visits/inspections. 1392 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Committeeto 1820. (1) The Director General shall constitute a committee to recommend sites for new prison. recommend sites | Te ite recommended by the committee shall be subjected to the approval of the Director General. If for new prisons. . A N

the Director General accepts the committee’s recommendation then the matter shall be referred to the

Government for its sanction.

1. (2) While selecting the site for new prisons, factors like transport facilities, water supply, electric lighting, connections with high power electric transmission lines, drainage and sewage, approved means of communication facilities (such as posts, telephones and internet), climatic conditions, facilities for the purchase of institutional supplies, proximity to institutions like court, civil hospital, mental health centre, schools for children of staff members shall preferably be taken into consideration. Additionally, the site for new prisons shall not be near easily flooded and inundated areas, frontiers and international borders, airports and congested urban localities. Prison 821. The construction of all new prison buildings shall ordinarily be based on the following norms architecture namely: norms for construction of (a) no building, other than the prison, shall be constructed within hundred meters of the new prison prison wall of a Central prison and within seventy five meters of the prison wall of a building District and sub prison. Prison premises shall be demarcated as ‘Out of Bound Area’ as a sterile zone and the right of entry in the prison premises shall be reserved with the Superintendent;
   • (b) area enclosed within the four walls of a prison shall not be less than eighty-five square meters per head of total capacity. Where land is scarce, like in big cities, the minimum area shall be sixty square meters per prisoner;
   • (c) prison shall have perimeter walls. The height of the perimeter wall shall be twenty-one feet. The height of the wall of the female’s section inside the prison shall be eighteen feet. The other internal walls shall be minimum ten feet in height;
   • (d) no building inside a prison shall be nearer than hundred feet to the outer perimeter wall; (¢) barracks shall have a permanent structure capable of protection of the personnel in case of any hostile situations. There shall be provisions for necessary lighting and fan arrangements with a power back up from the stand-by generator/invertor inside the prison. There shall also be provision for a sanitary type toilet with flushing arrangements and cubicle type bathrooms within the barracks; [6] energy efficient lighting source shall be used inside the prison building. Renewable energy dependent lighting may be considered for the purpose of street lighting;
   • (g) right from the designing phase of construction, ‘Green Building’ concept shall be considered to ensure an environmentally responsible and resource-efficient prison premises; (hy all prison buildings shall have rain water harvesting system and sewerage treatment plant;
     • (i) all constructions shall adhere to BIS standards;
   • (j) it shall be ensured that there is no structural defect in the exclosure wall grantings or in any other part of the building which can be source of support to any convict who intends to escape. NOTE. - CCTV cameras shall be installed in every prison at all sensitive and vulnerable points including living areas of the prisoners, except in bathrooms/toilets and living areas in female enclosure. Outer periphery | 822. (1) The prison premises shall be a closed area. An outer wall at least six feet in height and wall. further having two feet six inches concertina wire on top of it shall be constructed around the prison premises. Watch towers at four corners may also be constructed for security and observation purposes. There shall be single point entry to the prison premises with sentry post and proper barricading.
2. (2) As far as feasible, an outer wall at least eight feet in height shall be constructed around the residential complex of staff members. There shall be a single point entry to the residential complex with a manned gate. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1393 Walls of prisons. | 823. (1) The outer walls of every prison shall be rounded on top: cornices, projections of any sort or broken glass, which shall not afford a hold for a blanket or cloth. At every junction of a partition wall with the outer wall and at every angle in the outer wall, a sufficient addition shall be made to the height to prevent the possibility of any prisoner scaling the wall at these places. The main enclosure wall of a prison shall ordinarily not be less than twenty feet high and a clear space of | hundred feet shall be left between it and any building on either side of it. 2) A second wall of similar architecture and minimum eighteen feet of height shall be constructed at every prison. The distance between these walls shall not be less than thirty feet. 3) A suitable road shall be constructed along these walls on both sides to enable easy patrolling. Construction of 824. In every prison a residential complex for staff members shall be constructed. The ren alr houses/hostel shall be constructed as per policy of the Government/Department. A Community poy Centre-cum- Gazetted Officers Mess, Warder Hostel-cum- Non Gazetted Officers Mess and Health and Wellness Centre shall be constructed at every prison. Watch Tower. 825. (1) At least six watch towers shall be constructed in every Central and District Prisons. Provided that the distance between two watch towers shall not be greater than hundred meters.
3. (2) ~~ Watch towers shall be in circular with minimum radius of eight feet.
4. (3) As far as feasible, watch tower shall have circular cemented staircase.
5. (4) As far as feasible, the distance between outer wall and centre of watch tower shall be thirteen feet.
6. (5) Toilet and washbasin shall be provided in each watch tower.
7. (6) Mesh grill shall be installed in every watch tower. Capacity of 826. (1) The accommodation capacity of wards, cells and other compartments intended for wards and cells. | occupation by prisoners shall ordinarily be regulated by the scale of superficial and cubical space and lateral ventilation in respect of each prisoner shall be as shown in the following table, - SLEEPING BARRACKS CELLS HOSPITALS Square | Cubic | Square Square | Cubic | Square Square | Cubic meters | meters | meters of | meters | meters | meters of | meters | meters of ofair | lateral of ofair | lateral of of air ground | space | ventilation | ground | space | ventilation | ground | space arcas arcas area
8. (2) The doors and windows shall be provided to the barracks, cells and hospitals in prisons to protect the prisoners from rain and cold. The shutters shall be fixed outside the iron gratings.
9. (3) Arrangements for double locks are required for security cells but single lock is all that is required for other cells. Combined locking arrangements for cells are unnecessary.
10. (4) Each prison shall have a proper interview room of suitable size according to the total capacity of the institution and the average number of visitors coming every day for interviews with the prisoners. Transparent toughened glass with intercom facility for visitors who have interview with prisoners shall be preferred. 1394 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
11. (5) In each prison, a waiting room with facilities like toilet, drinking water supply, seating arrangements etc. shall be constructed along with an enquiry office outside the main gate but not too close to it for the convenience of people coming for interviews and other purposes.
12. (6) A control room under the supervision of the Superintendent shall be established in or near the main gate in each prison. It shall function as the nerve center for the entire prison.
13. (7) Each prison shall have video conferencing rooms with adequate infrastructure and connectivity for trial of prisoners. Verandas. 827. All barracks and cells shall, if feasible, be provided with verandas not less than two meters in width. Ventilation of | 828. There shall be ceiling ventilation that is opening at intervals close to the junction of wall and wards and cells. | ceiling. The minimum height of roofs or ceilings shall not be less than eleven feet from the floor. Certificate for | 829, No newly constructed ward, cell or other compartment shall be occupied by any prisoner until fines for the Medical Officer and the Superintendent have certified that such ward, cell or other compartment P is, in all respect, fit to be so occupied. Capacity of 830. Over the door of every ward and other compartment ordinarily used as sleeping wards to be accommodation for prisoner shall be inscribed the following particulars, namely :— inscribed over the door. (a) superficial floor-area stated in square feet;
    • (b) amount of air-space it contains stated in cubic feet; and
    • (c) number of prisoners, calculated on the superficial area or cubic space, whichever is less, which it is capable of accommodating. NOTE. - Ordinarily, the number of prisoners confined in a housing unit shall not exceed its authorized accommodation but in no case shall be greater than one hundred fifty percent of authorized accommodation. Sleeping berths | 831. Every ward or other compartment intended for the accommodation of prisoner by night shall in wards. be provided with masonry sleeping berths, equal in number to the capacity of the ward according to the prescribed scale. Each berth shall be six and a half feet long, two and a half feet broad and eighteen inches high and shall be constructed with a slight slope down from the head. The head of each berth shall be on the opposite side to the heads of the berths (if any) on either side of it. The space between every two berths shall ordinarily not be less than two feet. In case plinth construction in the barracks is done, space shall be worked out according to the prescribed scale. All berths shall be numbered. Space for 832. Space for personal belongings of the prisoners shall be provided to each prisoner. personal belongings. Norms for 833. New construction of main gate and blocks near to the main gate shall ordinarily be based on construction of | the following norms, namely: — main entrance gate and blocks (a) dimension of main gate shall be at least fourteen feet in width and sixteen feet in height near to main so that a fire tender, concrete mixer truck vehicle or a borewell rig shall pass through gate it. The main gate shall be a double gate arrangement made up of a strong steel frame having vertical round or square steel bars of twenty-five mm diameter or thickness. Space between two gates will not be less than sixty feet in length and fifty feet in width and eighteen feet in height to facilitate gate operations. Each gate shall have a wicket- cate of at least three feet in width and seven feet in height. The main gate and the wicket-gates shall have strong locking arrangements from inside. Both gates shall have arrangements for easy opening and closing of shutters. The gates shall be covered with iron sheet from outside up to the height of ten feet. The wicket-gates shall have peepholes covered with lead at eye level;
    • (b) there shall be a properly designed administrative block for each category of prison adjacent to the main gate and shall have office rooms, record rooms, store room, conference hall, common rooms and control rooms for efficient functioning of the administration. Adjacent to the administrative block shall be the interview room and visitors hall with cloak-room and toilet with a separate entrance to the hall from outside; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1395 (¢) there shall be a reception ward, near the main gate which shall have necessary facilities for proper implementation of admission-quarantine-orientation-classification programme. It shall have separate barracks for under trial prisoners and convicts, few individual cells, open working shed, and an office;
    • (d) The main gate shall be suitably painted with colours. Central control 834, A central control room with sufficient infrastructure to conduct daily prison routine and to room. control movement of prisoners in a proper and disciplined manner shall be constructed in every prison. A central watch tower shall also be constructed in each prison for surveillance of all prison premises. Norms for : construction of new wards and (a) there shall be two types of living accommodations i.e. wards and cells; cells. (b) the minimum accommodation capacity and specifications of wards and cells shall be decided by the Director General; (¢) the floor of the wards and cells shall be made of impermeable material such as cement and concrete;
    • (d) each cell shall have a yard attached to it where a prisoner shall have the benefits of! sufficient air and light;
    • (e) the structural arrangements of fittings and fixtures and locking devices of barracks shall be secure enough to prevent escapes. The frames of the doors, windows and ventilators shall be iron/steel frames. The iron bars used in doors, windows and ventilators shall be of twenty-five mm. diameter of square cross section and the clear distance between two bars shall be 7.5 cm; [0] the enclosure wall of every ward shall be at least ten feet high. A barrack shall have only one main door of four feet in width and seven feet in height. The door of a barrack shall have clear opening of three feet. All other gates inside the barrack shall be made of iron gratings supported with a chain system. The doors and windows shall have iron frame made of angle iron of minimum of ten mm. thickness;
14. (2) adequate number of lights, fans, and exhaust fans shall be fitted in every ward. Two lighting circuits shall be provided in wards: one for general lighting and the other for dim security light during sleeping hours. All toilets, veranda, courtyards and outer areas of barracks shall be illuminated with adequate lighting throughout night, Energy saving equipment shall be used wherever feasible;
    • (h) a looking mirror (specially toughened) may be fixed in the courtyard of each ward for use of prisoners. Accommodation | 836. The accommodation available in each ward shall be shown in the lock-up register to enable Spwards tobe | the Superintendent to see whether any particular ward is overcrowded or not. Norms fornew 1837, (1) Both the day and night latrines shall be of the sanitary type with arrangements for eon of | flushing. Latrines shall be so designed that all excreta and wash materials shall get into the bathing receptacles without fouling the sites. facilities. (2) One day latrine for every ten prisoners and two night latrines in the sleeping wards shall be constructed. They shall be placed on an impermeable base which shall be higher than the surrounding ground and shall be so built that the sun's rays can easily enter the latrines and rain is kept out.
15. (3) In each barrack, at least one toilet shall be of western type. Sufficient number of toilets shall be provided for staff members inside the prison premises at suitable locations.
16. (4) Every seat shall be of stainless steel and shall be provided with foot rests with an impermeable surface which shall be in the right position and not too far apart.
17. (5) The partitions separating the latrines shall be high enough to provide a reasonable degree of privacy.
18. (6) The inside walls of latrine shall be fitted with glazed ceramic tiles up to the height of | seven feet from the floor level, as far as possible. 1396 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Drainage of 838. (1) The drainage of rain water from land around the prison shall receive careful attention prison land and | 34 411 Jow ground be filled up with clean earth. No high crop affording convenient cover to any sanitary defects | . FH . tobe reported. | Prisoner for escaping or attempting to escape, be grown within fifty meters of the prison walls.
19. (2) Tt shall be the duty of the Medical Officer to bring into the notice any shortcoming in hygiene and sanitation within the prison area or its vicinity. The construction of public latrines, sewers or drains or the existence of any other insanitary condition in the neighborhood of the prison likely to affect the health of the prisoners, shall be prohibited. The sewerage water from prison toilets and kitchens shall be treated by constructing aerobic sewerage treatment plants and the recycled water and sewer compost may be used for farming.
20. (3) Exit points in prison walls for drainage of water/sewage shall be specially secured. Norms for new 839. Construction of kitchens shall ordinarily be based on the following norms namely :— construction of kitchens. (a) the general kitchen shall ordinarily be located at a central place inside the prison so that the distribution of food among the prisoners may be finished quickly. The Kitchen shall not be built close to the wards;
    • (b) the minimum space requirement in the kitchen shall be hundred square meters per hundred prisoners, as far as possible. It shall facilitate sufficient space for storage of provision articles, vegetables, dressing and cutting food, containers and cooking utensils etc;
    • (c) the kitchen shall be well ventilated and lighted;
    • (d) the kitchen shall have ovens which shall be of the type in which the heat does not escape outside and the smoke is let out by a suitable chimney regardless of the type of fuel used;
    • (e) the kitchen shall be protected by a fly proof wire mesh all around. Sufficient number of | exhaust fans shall be installed and artificial ventilation may be provided if necessary. The kitchen shall be provided with fly-proof automatic closing doors;
    • (f) each kitchen shall be provided with adequate supply of pure water which shall be used for both cooking and washing. The water shall be collected from taps inside the kitchen;
21. (2) cooking and serving utensils shall be made of stainless steel. Tt shall be ensured that automated machines, piped LP Gas, appropriate cooking utensils, crockery, service vessels, vegetable choppers, masala grinders, hot cases, chapati warmers, refrigerators and other such instrument/equipment are provided in the kitchen as per requirement. Chimneys with air cooling system shall be installed in the kitchen as per requirement;
    • (h) a provision for covered dining space in prisons so that prisoners may take their meals under a roof and on a platform; [6] the walls of the kitchen shall be provided tiles up to a height of seven feet for easy cleaning. It shall have floors made of an impermeable material; and () the kitchen complex shall ordinarily have a barrack to house the prisoners employed therein. Norms for : 840. The construction of hospitals shall ordinarily be based on the following norms namely :— construction of hospitals. (a) in every prison, a building near the main gate of the prison shall be earmarked as prison hospital with suitable number of rooms for men wards, female wards, isolation room for accommodating patients with infectious and contagious diseases and mentally ill patients, room for minor surgery, pharmacy, laboratory, storeroom for hospital furniture/equipment and room for medical officers. The hospitals will be provided with polyethylene sheets, fly proof wire mesh and fly proof automatic closing doors. Where such buildings are not available, two or three rooms or wards shall be provided for medical examination and treatment of sick prisoners.
    • (b) the floors and walls of the hospital shall be made of impermeable material. Latrines and baths at the rate of one for every five patients shall be provided close to the hospital wards so that the sick prisoners do not have to walk far to use them. There shall be arrangements for continuous supply of potable water in the hospitals. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1397 Construction of | 841. Proper arrangement (subject to security and discipline of the prison) for recreational facilities recreational like grounds for outdoor games, auditorium for cultural activities, indoor games, yoga etc. shall be } constructed. Norms fornew 842. Each prison shall have an industrial unit. Existing spaces in all manufacturing units shall be Comtueton of renovated with a focus to reduce industry's overall energy requirements. The structure inside *|industrial unit may be exposed to loads, moisture, chemicals or fire, so adequate precautionary measures shall be taken to guard against such health and safety hazards including the provision of | first aid kits, physical refurbishment of old equipments and adequate fire safety systems. TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION Temporary ; 843. Whenever it appears to the Director General that the number of prisoners in any prison is for prisoners. greater than that can conveniently or safely be kept therein, and it is not convenient to transfer the excess number to some other prison or whenever from the outbreak of epidemic disease within any prison, or for any other reason, it is desirable to provide for the temporary shelter and safe custody of any prisoner, provision shall be made by such officer and in such manner as the State Government may direct for the shelter and safe custody in temporary prisons of so many of the prisoners as cannot be conveniently or safely kept in the prison. Procedure when | 844. Whenever it becomes necessary to provide for the temporary shelter and safe custody any of | ay? | the prisoners without the walls of any prison, the Superintendent shall report the circumstances to the Poids a prison. | Director General, who shall if necessary take special directions of the Government. General 845. Subject to any special directions which may be given in any particular case under the dictions tobe | hrovisions of the preceding rule, the general directions hereinafter following shall be observed whenever it becomes necessary to provide for the temporary shelter and safe custody of any prisoner without the walls of any prison. Provision of 846. The Director General shall maintain, as reserve, a small number of tents at every prison for tents to be ief of i maintained. the relief of temporary over-crowding or any other emergency. Tents tobekept | 847. Tents shall be kept in serviceable condition and used only for prison purposes. They should be servieeable. | frequently pitched and aired. Every tent shall be marked with (a) date of manufacture and (b) date of receipt by the prison concerned. Precautions | 848. When the population of prison is approaching the maximum number for which there is din accommodation, the Director General and the Superintendent of Police shall be informed with a view | to having some of the convicts transferred or arrangements made for their temporary shelter outside, as the case may be. Provision for | 849. (1) All prisoners in a prison, in excess of the accommodation shall be provided with oh temporary shelter in huts or tents pitched outside or inside the main enclosure walls. excess of (2) The safe custody of prisoners accommodated outside the prison shall be entrusted to accommodation. | the police. Public works. | 850. The Government may entrust any agency i.e. for carrying out the public works including new constructions, repairs and renewal of prisons. Utilization of | 851. In the execution of every prison work, convict labour shall be utilized to the fullest extent. convict labour. Grants for 852. The Government shall release regular grants for annual repairs and maintenance of prisons. annual repair and, maintenance. Burial ground | 853, There shall be a burial ground in every prison at a suitable place and distinctly marked off. It forevery prison. | shall be used for the disposal of the bodies of such prisoners whose body cannot be handed over to relatives or friends because of security reasons. Portion of the burial ground shall be set apart for the cremation of the bodies of Hindus and the other portion for the burial of Muhammadans/Christians. 1398 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

⁸³⁵ For construction of new wards and cells following norms shall be followed namely: —

Vocational 854. In order to promote intellectual development of prisoners so as to impress upon their minds ee the importance of discipline and to develop better work attitude, the prison administration shall be pb eho responsible for providing vocational and on the job training in select trades and occupations in occupations in | prisons with the approval of the Director General. The selection of trade for vocational training and prisons. work programs in the prison shall be made in accordance with the employability of the trade, marketability and probability of the product, potential of that training to enhance the prisoner’s ability to adjust in the society and earn his livelihood after release. In each prison, selected trades utilizing modern power-driven machinery shall be taught. Each trade shall have its production centers also so that prisoners can be given on the job training as well as work experience. Engaging under | 855. Apart from convicts, under-trial prisoners, if found suitable for the same and who volunteer to trial prisoners in| work, may also be employed on skill development programs and be given vocational training and . shall be given remuneration on the same scale as specified for convicts. Prison Work 856. The Superintendent shall provide work to all prisoners convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment, keeping the following factors in view, namely :—

1. (a) physical and mental fitness of a convict for a particular work;
2. (b) previous experience and training in any industry, trade or family profession of the convict;

(¢) convict’s aptitude or inclination for a particular work and length of sentence; and

1. (d) rehabilitative prospects on his release from prison. Shan, 857. (1) The following factors shall be taken into consideration while organizing skill evelopment oo programs and development programs namely : employment of (a) mental and physical health; prisoners in Pron (b) requirements of security, custody and discipline; (©) age
2. (d) length of sentence; and
3. (e) prisoner’s skills and abilities and also potential for acquiring skills.

1. (2) Prisoners sentenced to medium and long terms of imprisonment shall be given training in multiple skills.
2. (3) As far as possible, large industries shall be concentrated in central prisons and large district prisons. Employment of | 858. Prison labour shall ordinarily be employed to supply — prison labour in . . ‘prison industries. (a) the requirements of the prisons and of the Department;
   • (b) the requirements of the Government in any other respect; and (¢) other demands which the Director General may from time to time approve. Daily work 859. (1) Before the prisoners leave their work sheds or places of work on stoppage of work in loued to pe | the afternoon, the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) and staff member concerned or BD mtored task-takers, if any, shall measure the work done, at the same time carefully noting it on the task register of prisoners concerned. The register shall also be maintained in a computerized format.
3. (2) Female prisoners shall not work outside female enclosures. Classof skills 860. (1) The skill development programs shall also include essential institutional maintenance one for services like culinary, sanitary and hygienic services, prison hospital, other prison services, repairs " and maintenance services.
4. (2) Prisoners may also be employed in the service of maintenance and construction of prison buildings, for which they shall receive adequate remuneration or wages in accordance with the rules of the Public Works Department. Such prisoners shall be paid wages of skilled category and the remaining remuneration shall be paid in the Prisoner Welfare Fund. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1399
5. (3) Prison Skill Development Programs shall consist of services such as construction work, masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electric fitting, tailoring, fabrication of ready-made garments, leather work, driving, prison servicing, agriculture, horticulture, dairy, poultry, floriculture, maintenance of diesel engines, maintenance of electric pumps, tractor repairing, automobile servicing and repairing, cane work, basket making, pottery, book binding, typing, computer- operating, handicrafts, stenography, cloth printing, embroidery, hosiery, bakery, namkeen making, paper making, printing, tailoring, weaving, soap making, candle making, foy making, sewing machine repair, food processing, etc. Length of 861. (1) No prisoner sentenced to labour or employed on labour at his own desire shall, except working hours. |i an emergency with the sanction in writing of the Superintendent, be kept to labour for more than eight hours daily.
6. (2) The Medical Officer shall from time to time examine the labouring prisoners.
7. (3) When the Medical Officer is of the opinion that the health of any prisoner suffers from employment on any kind of labour, such prisoner shall not be employed on that labour, but shall be placed on such other kind of labour as the Medical Officer may consider fit for him. Time to be given | 862. Every prisoner, on being first put to do any kind of work with which he is not acquainted, to acquire skill. | shall be allowed a reasonable time to acquire the necessary skills to enable him to perform the task. The time shall vary from a few days to three to four months. In every case, when allotting new work, the Superintendent or subject to his control, the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare), shall note the task the prisoners begins, and subsequent progress, in his history ticket. Dayonwhich 1863. (1) No prisoner shall be required to perform any labour, other than such as may be hom necessary for the conduct of the internal management and domestic economy of the prison or to meet bi any cell of emergency, on any of the prison holidays and Sunday.
8. (2) The Director General may, by general or special order in that behalf, exempt any prisoner or all prisoners generally, from labour on any particular day or days other than those specified in preceding clause. Entries with 864. Upon the admission of every convict sentenced to rigorous imprisonment, the Medical Officer regard to labour | gpa) at the time of complying with the provisions of the Prisons Act, 1894 (Central Act 9 of 1894) in history ticket. . . A . A ; Py by entering the kind of labour for which such convict is fit in the register concerned, cause a similar entry to be made in the history ticket of the prisoner. Hours for 865. Except in the case of prisoners working in the prison industry, prisoners shall commence commencing and | wor a5 soon as the morning parades and the distribution into gangs are completed that is usually stopping work. N " ! about an hour after the opening of the ward; and in the afternoon, work shall be stopped about an hour before sunset according to the season. Prisoners locked | 866. During the hours of rest, prisoners shall be locked up in their sleeping wards, or in their w during hours workshops, if the latter are suitable and secure. Prisoners tobe 1867. All able-bodied prisoners, who are not otherwise engaged in prison services, shall be allotted employedin | Work in workshops and training-cum-production centers. Convicts shall be allotted to all workshops, Norkshops. depending on the intake and demand in each workshop. Hours of work for each group of prisoners shall be in accordance with the program content of each institution. Committee to 868. (1) Classification of each prisoner eligible for employment in various industries and trades shall be specified by ‘Classification and Security Monitoring Committee’.
9. (2) For the purpose of payment of wages/incentives, prisoners shall be classified into following categories, namely :-
   • (a) Professionals: -Prisoners, who are highly qualified and professionally competent in a particular trade, shall be engaged for guidance, design and product promotion;
   • (b) Skilled: - Prisoners engaged on task involving both mental and physical skills in execution perfectly and accomplishing the given task in time;
   • (c) Semi-skilled: - Prisoners engaged on task which cannot be performed by untrained hands but which can be executed with some training and practice but not requiring any strict standard of precision; 1400 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
   • (d) Un -skilled: - Prisoners engaged on such work which does not require any special training or skills; and
   • (e) Trainees: Prisoners engaged in training for a minimum period of three months or till they acquire skill, shall not get incentives for that period. Wages. 869. (1) The wages for professionals, skilled, semi-skilled and un skilled shall be fixed by the Government from time to time. The wages shall be reviewed every three years and revised by the Government whenever necessary.
10. (2) A daily task sheet shall be kept for noting the particulars of each prisoner such as the nature of task on which employed, the standard task given and so on. Tt shall be maintained daily by the Instructor and duly attested by the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare).
11. (3) Ifa prisoner performs the task of standard quality in excess of the given task, he shall be entitled for payment of additional incentives in proportion to the additional work done by him.
12. (4) Tt shall be the duty of the Superintendent to inspect the quality of finished products before they are sent to the stores.
13. (5) The wages shall be deposited in the prisoner's saving bank account (quarterly) and the passbook shall be kept with prisoner concerned. Dison not 870. Following categories of prisoners shall not be eligible for prison work, namely: — cligible for . . FP . . prison work. (a) prisoners above the age of seventy years, if not found suitable for work by the Medical Officer;
    • (b) found unfit by the Medical Officer or by the ‘Classification and Security Monitoring Committee’; (¢) terrorists, extremists, fundamentalists and fanatics who shall have bad influence on other prisoners; and
    • (d) sick and infirm prisoners and those undergoing prison punishments. Safeguards for 1871. (1) The following facilities shall be provided in work-sheds and other places where prisoners | prisoners work, namely :— engaged in work
    • (a) protection from heat, cold, rain, dust, smoke, fumes, gases and chemicals;
    • (b) protection from seepage and dampness; (¢) safe drinking water and washroom facilities;
    • (d) first-aid facilities;
    • (e) fire extinguisher or other suitable firefighting equipment; H sufficient ventilation and lighting; and
    • (g) safety equipment and accident prevention measures.
14. (2) Monthly medical examination of prisoners, working in production units having hazards of occupational diseases, shall be carried out.
15. (3) The payment of compensation to prisoners who meet with accidents resulting in physical or mental disability, serious injury, death, or loss of health due to occupational diseases, as certified by the Medical Officer.
16. (4) A daily time schedule shall be worked out for each unit. Prisoners tobe 872. (1) A sufficient area of land shall be attached with every new prison to give training to rained in prisoners on farming and agriculture. In such prisons, where there is adequate land for farming, the fuming and | Superintend D i Administration) shall work ine for abi and agriculture uperintendent and Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall work out a routine for rabi ang kharif cultivation and ensure that agricultural production is at par with that of farmers in the area.
17. (2) Each prison shall have sufficient area in the central courtyard to lay out a horticulture garden. 873. Frequent change of work, except on medical grounds, should be avoided. of work to be avoided. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1401 Means and 874. (1) A standard list of equipments, tools, accessories and spare parts required in production appliances for | unit shall be prepared and maintained.
18. (2) As far as practicable, every inmate shall be given training and work experience in the use of hand tools in different services, jobs and production units.
19. (3) In every prison, there shall be a separate and properly organized maintenance workshop to repair the machinery and equipment in time and to prevent breakdown. Targets of 875. (1) The targets of production for each unit for the ensuing year shall be fixed by the production for | gerintendent in accordance with the employable inmate population and production potential of the prison industries. | > : . oo N unit. These targets shall be communicated to the prison headquarter and the unit's production and reviewed by the prison headquarter on quarterly basis.
20. (2) It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent to meet the targets of production as set above. Suitable form of 1876. (1) ~~ Every convict sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment or to undergo simple labour. imprisonment, who opts to do labour voluntarily, shall ordinarily be employed on labour of a kind that is most suitable for the institution and the prisoner and for which he is, for the time being fit.
21. (2) No consideration of profit or convenience shall be permitted to influence the class or form of labour which any convict sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment, is at any time required to perform. It shall be fixed with reference solely to the health of the convict and the rules of the prison regarding employment of prisoners. Productstobe 1877. (1) Products manufactured by prison industries shall be varied/changed depending on varied and market trends and demands. standardized.
22. (2) Various products of prison industries shall be standardized. A handbook containing details of standardization and the manufacturing process of various production units, shall be prepared for the guidance of personnel.
23. (3) Catalogues of standardized products of prison industries shall be prepared for securing orders from the market for various production units.
24. (4) Technical supervision shall be improved and a system of quality control introduced at every stage of production so that market competitiveness can be maintained. The percentage of profit shall not be the motive behind production by prison industries.
25. (5) Sale point may be established outside the prison gates and at other places for promoting sale of products of prison industry. A brochure shall also be kept in which information is provided to the public about the products being sold alongwith their rates.
26. (6) Prisoners who have been released after expiry of sentence and are found suitable may be employed in showrooms and prison product outlets, as far as possible. Employment of | 878. The number of prisoners employed on prison maintenance services such as nigran, an for administrative helpers, barbers, water-carriers, sweepers and the like shall not, without the special BD mtenance. | sanction of the Director General, exceed, -
    • (a) in a Central Prison or in a District Prison- Twenty per cent of the prisoners confined; and
    • (b) in the case of any other prison fifteen per cent of the authorized capacity or total number of prisoners for the time confined in such prison whichever is higher. Prisoners not to 879. No prisoner shall, unless he is willing to undertake the work, be employed on any form of be employed on 41, ur involving danger. certain works. No Prisoner to | 880. No prisoner shall, at any time, be employed by any staff member or any other person, for any be employed for | oivate work or service of any kind whatsoever. private work. Prohibition 881. The employment of convicts in small group or batches on petty works situated outside the against prison walls, is prohibited: employment of small group of Provided that this prohibition shall not be deemed to extend to the employment of prisoners prisoners. on prison works, in the prison farm, or on duties connected with the management of premises occupied by officers of the prison, subject to such directions as the Director General may from time to time give in that behalf. 1402 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Sanction of 882. No convict shall at any time be employed and labour outside the prison walls or be permitted Superintendent | pass out of the prison for the purpose of being so employed, unless and until the Superintendent employment shall have, -
    • (a) sanctioned him being so employed;
    • (b) recorded or caused to be recorded, on the prisoners history-ticket, the fact that such sanction has been given. Restriction on | 883. No convicts shall at any time be employed on any labour without the walls of the prison, - employment of i . . prisoners outside (a) until has undergone not less than one-fourth of substantive sentence if sentenced to prison walls term imprisonment and five years in case sentenced to life imprisonment;
    • (b) without the sanction of the Director General, if the unexpired term of substantive imprisonment together with imprisonment (if any) in lieu of fine, to which he has been sentenced, exceeds two years;

(¢) ifany other charge or charges are pending against him;

1. (d) ~~ ifhe has not availed any parole/furlough;

1. (6) ifhe had been awarded any major punishment in last two years. NOTE 1.- Clauses (a), (b) and (d) shall not be deemed to apply to any prison where prison industrial unit is situated outside the walls of the prison. NOTE 2.- Only prisoners who are of good character and who are not residents of foreign territory shall be employed outside the prison. When there are more prisoners eligible than are actually required those with the shortest unexpired sentences should ordinarily be chosen. NOTE 3.- Sanction in rules 881 and 882 shall be for a maximum period of six months at a time. Sweeper ge 884. Small detachments of the sweeper gangs may clean the residential accommodation on the for residential f f accommodation, | PTiSon premises every day. Employment of | 885. The employment of prisoners as Clerks in prison offices is forbidden. But the Superintendent Pe a may, when there is special necessity for it, sanction the employment of an educated prisoner in the . clerical work which have no connection with the warrants, remissions or money transactions. Employmentof 886. (1) Convicts who have been appointed as convict officers shall be deemed to be public convicts as servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860). convict officer.
2. (2) All appointments to the position of convict officers shall be made by the Superintendent: Provided that no convict, who does not possess the necessary qualifications, shall at any time be so appointed without the previous sanction of the Director General.
3. (3) A convict who is physically and mentally fit to perform duties of convict officer shall be eligible to be appointed as convict officer provided he possess the following further qualifications, namely: -
   • (a) he is not a habitual prisoner;
   • (b) his substantive sentence of imprisonment is not less than twelve months; (¢) he has completed one-fourth of his substantive sentence if sentenced to term imprisonment and five years in case sentenced to life imprisonment;
   • (d) he is well behaved and an industrious prisoner; and
   • (e) he is not punished for any major punishment in the last two years. General Duties | 887. The general duties of a convict officer shall be to of convict officers. (a) patrol inside wards and assist in maintaining discipline and order at night;
   • (b) prevent prisoners leaving their berths except with permission and for necessary purpose;
   • (c) count the prisoners in his charge frequently, satisfy himself that all are present and reply when challenged by the outside patrol; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1403
   • (d) prevent, as far as lies in his power, any breach of prison rules by any prisoners in his charge, and to report the same;
   • (e) report cases of sickness and the use of the latrine otherwise than at the times specified in that behalf;
   • (fH) assist in quelling any disturbance and in case of necessity defend any staff member;
   • (g) perform such task as may be allotted to him during the day and render all proper assistance to the guarding personnel in-charge of his gang;
   • (h) when so required, act as a messenger within the prison wall and escort prisoners from one part of the prison to another;
     • (i) watch the prison walls and prevent prisoners from lurking near them; [©] when so required, patrol the outside of wards all night, in manner prescribed for warders;
   • (k) see that prisoners keep themselves clean, wash and fold their clothing properly and keep their feeding utensils clean. Exceutionof | 888. Private parties/industrial units shall be allowed to get their manufacturing work done by ork or prison labour inside the prisons. The machinery, material and know-how for such manufacture shall Agencies (Public | be provided by the party concerned. It shall be ensured that appropriate wages and other expenses are Private paid by such private parties and industrial units. Partnership) Charge of 889. The raw material to be used in the prison industries shall be under the charge of a Duty material. officer, who shall issue each morning what is required for the day’s work and receive into store in the evening the material which has not been used. He shall also, as far as possible, satisfy himself that there is no wastage of material but this shall not relieve the Deputy Superintendent (Industries. and Welfare) or Deputy Superintendent (Administration), as the case may be, of the responsibility for the safe custody and proper disposal of the manufactory stores. Sclectionand | 890. New industry, whenever necessary, shall be started in any prison with the previous sanction of starting of new | the Director General. industries. Technical advice [891, Necessary expert advice to run the industries on proper lines shall be provided by the officers of State of Department of Industries. They shall also suggest diversification of industries and help in Industries i! . ; ; . . i) Department. marketing the prison goods. They shall review the working of industries with the concerned Superintendent periodically and suggest modifications. Preference to 892. All Government departments, semi-Government departments, Co-operative and Public Sector prison products | Undertakings may place indents for supply of prison made articles for use in their offices, wherever departments and. | Possible, well in advance. The Prison Department shall supply goods on requisition and on payment other agencies. | of cost. The Government departments while purchasing manufactured goods for themselves shall give first preference to the products manufactured in prisons. Contracts for 893. Contracts may, with the approval of the Director General, be made with mercantile firms or disposal of individuals for the disposal of prison produce or manufacture. prison produce. Disposal of 894. No staff member shall at any time retain in his possession or otherwise than under proper proceeds of authority and shall dispose of; - employment of . . . . . . . prisoners. (a) any article at any time supplied for use in any industry carried on in any prison or manufactured by any prisoner;
   • (b) any sum of money realized from or received on account of the sale of any such article or of the earnings of any prisoner. No expenditure is to be met from or payment made out of, any sum of money realised by the sale of articles or received on account of the earnings of prisoners. All sums of money so realized or received are to be credited as soon as possible, in the Government treasury, expenditure being met from sums supplied under proper authority by the Government treasury for the purpose. All prison earnings are to pass intact into the Government treasury and accounts except as provided in these rules so that every item of receipt and disbursement shall appear in those accounts and be subjected to proper scrutiny and control. Remunerations or incentives for work done by prisoners shall be drawn quarterly and deposited in their saving bank account. 1404 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Keeping of 895. All accounts relating to prison manufacture shall be kept by a responsible official under the manufactory! supervision of the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare). factory accounts. Adjustment of 896. Payment for all articles received from, or supplied to any public department irrespective of | accounts with | the account, shall be adjusted by book-transfer. other departments, 897. All moneys should be paid into the treasury under the appropriate head. paid in treasury, Yearly audit of | 898. The factory accounts of all district and central prisons shall be systematically audited by the factory accounts. | oo vernment auditors for each financial year. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1405

Premises for 899. The prison garden shall consist of agricultural land within the perimeter security walls of prison garden. | prison as well as prison land outside the security walls but within prison premises available for utilization.

Specification of 1900, Prisoner on extramural labour shall be employed solely for official purposes and on following extramural kinds of labour, namely: — labour.

1. (a) work in prison gardens;
2. (b) minor repairs of prison premises outside the prison walls; (¢) beautification of prison premises including residential complex;
3. (d) other miscellaneous work as prescribed by the Superintendent. Cultivation of 1901. (1) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall ensure that prison garden contains, the garden. in all seasons, a sufficient quantity of good wholesome flowers, vegetables, condiments and antiscorbutic (so far as it is possible to raise then), for prison use and that the whole of the prison land outside the prison walls available for cultivation, is cultivated to the best advantage. A garden of sufficient size to supply all the vegetables and condiments required, shall be laid and be utilized for raising crops suitable for prisoner’s food and fodder for prison cattle.

1. (2) Wherever feasible, poultry, piggery and fisheries gardens shall be established.
2. (3) No subordinate staff shall be permitted to go into the garden unless he has a duty to perform the same.
3. (4) There shall be promotion of greenery of prisons and horticultural activities such as harvesting or maintaining a garden, as job training in addition to the provision of production for the prison, with the ultimate goal of correction/rehabilitation in prison. The opportunities for interaction with nature that green rehabilitation programs offer, shall improve health and wellbeing of prisoners by reducing stress. Planting of trees 1902, (1) ~~ Useful trees shall be largely cultivated along the margins of roads, the boundaries of | and disposal of | icon land and other available places where it shall be least likely to interfere with the crops and wood. i ie Pe N security of the prison. These trees shall give shade if planted within the prison enclosure but they must not be allowed to be planted near the enclosure walls nor planted so thickly or so near the buildings so as to interfere with free ventilation.
4. (2) No tree on prison land shall be cut down or otherwise removed without the sanction of the Director General. The wood obtained shall, if the tree was grown, -
   • (a) in the prison garden-be utilized for prison purposes or be sold and the proceeds shall be credited to the prison, or
   • (b) sold in any other part of the prison land, the sale-proceeds shall be credited to Government.
5. (3) The Superintendent shall cause to maintain a register of trees in which all trees growing on the prison grounds with a circumference of 1 meter and more measured at the height of 165 cms., shall be entered with their exact location and serial numbers, descriptions, ages, etc. The serial numbers shall be painted on the barks of the trees. Fruit trees such as lime, papaya etc. shall not be numbered but the total number of plants of each variety shall be noted in the register.
6. (4) The Superintendent shall verify the register every year in the month of September. He shall report the result of such verification with full details of the trees cut down and number of new planted trees during the year to the Director General.
7. (5) The State shall invest in drip irrigation, tractors, garden equipments, electric motors and pumps, new crops and seed production, new irrigation methods and even organic farming such as vermi-compost and also biogas plants. A soil analysis shall also be undertaken to enhance production.
8. (6) The State shall encourage horticulture, social forestry, nursery and hanging farm. A plan for growing of fruit orchards like mangoes, citrus fruits shall be undertaken. Medicinal plants, neem trees, etc., may also be grown.
9. (7) Grass shall be grown and trees planted to be kept neatly trimmed.
10. (8) Flowers produced in prisons garden shall be used for beautification and adorn the prison. 1406 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Prison garden to |903. The prison garden shall be kept clean, tidy and free from weeds and undergrowth. There shall be clean and be an endeavor to transform the barren land into a green patch. Reaping storage 1904. (1) ~~ The Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) is responsible and utilization of I that crops grown on prison land, are reaped at the proper time and no unnecessary delay occurs hb P between reaping and storage. Proper precautions are to be taken against percolation or loss by vermin that the by-products are properly disposed of for Government purposes only and that all such articles are duly accounted for in the prison accounts. The produce of the prison land must as far as possible, be utilized either as food for prisoners or fodder for the prison cattle. An annual statement showing the value of vegetables and other products of the prison land used to supplement supplies purchased for the maintenance department of the prisons, shall be submitted to the Director General.
11. (2) Vegetables gathered daily from the prison garden shall be weighed and the weights shall also be recorded in the concerned register. The quantities issued to prisoners and to staff] members, if any, shall also be entered in the register maintained by the Deputy Superintendent (Administration). Provided that no vegetables shall be supplied to staff members unless a surplus is available after fully satisfying the needs of prisoners. Staff members are permitted to receive vegetables from the prison garden at such quantity as fixed by the Superintendent.
12. (3) Any garden produce, fruits and grass etc., in excess of the prison's requirements, may be sold to the public with the sanction of the Director General. The money so realized shall be credited under appropriate head. Number of 905. The number of prisoners employed in the garden for the production of cereals, vegetables, prisoners tobe flowers, condiments, and antiscorbutic etc. shall be in accordance with the needs of the prison garden garden, or as specified by the Director General. Trainingto 1906. (1) Besides supervisors within the prison, help and training shall also be sought from improve the Sill | agricultural Universities, nearby institutes and even local farmers to improve the skills of prisoners, PrSOREIS i modern methods of agriculture and agro based industries.
13. (2) The land available with an institution shall be thoroughly surveyed in terms of soil analysis, availability, fertility, salinity and requirement of drainage, so that it is put to optimum use. The help of Block Development Officers, officers of the State Agriculture Department and other allied agencies shall be taken in this regard. Cattle register. 1907. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall maintain a cattle register having age, cattle number, breed, marks of identification mainly colour, shape of horns etc. The cattle shall bear a pendant carrying cattle number and name of Jail. Ration/fodder for| 908. The ration/fodder for cattle shall be as specified by the Director General from time to time. cattle NOTE 1.- A daily account of receipts and consumptions of grains, bran cakes, fodder, etc., whether produced in jail or purchased from outside, shall be kept in register concerned. NOTE 2.- Efforts shall be made to grow all fodder required for animals in the prison. Ordinarily, Bhusa shall not be purchased from outside without the sanction of the Director General. Such purchases shall preferably be made during harvest season. Milk. 909. The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall cause the quantity of milk produced from the milch cattle be entered in the register daily against the number of animals producing it. Disposal of 910. The Superintendent shall scrutinize the unproductive livestock once in a year. The unproductive | unproductive livestock shall be disposed off according to the instructions issued by the Government from time to time. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1407

Record to be 911. The Superintendent shall keep or cause to be kept, the following records, namely: - kept by Superintendent (a) register of prisoners admitted;

1. (b) book showing when each prisoner is to be released; (¢) punishment book for the entry of punishments inflicted on prisoners for prison offences;
2. (d) visitor's book for the entry of any observations made by the visitors touching any matters connected with the administration of the prison;
3. (e) record of the money and other articles taken from prisoners;
4. (f) all such other records as may be specified by the Government or the Director General from time to time. List of registers 1912, In addition to any register which the Director General may, at any time by executive order, to be maintained. | require to be maintained in any prison, the following registers and books (in electronic and digital form) shall be maintained in all prisons, namely :- Register | Description of register No. no Register of under trial prisoners Register of convict prisoners Register of civil prisoners Register of release of convicts/ Release Diary Register of punishment inflicted on prisoners for prison offences ER ls] Superintendent’s Journal Deputy Superintendent (Administration) Journal (0. | Deputy Superintendent (Security) Journal no Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) Journal Medical Officer’s (in-charge) Journal Hospital register Lock-up register of all prisoners ‘Ward/barrack/cell lockup register (6 | Register of persons passed in and out of prison 17. Register of prisoners in and out (on court production, outside hospitals, outside Gang etc.) Register of prisoners in and out (New admission, return from parole/furlough/interim bail, transfer from other prisons etc., release of any kind) [o. | Register of articles passed in or out of the prison gate General Cash Book 1408 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) ‘Windows/Lokayuta cases register HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1409 Purchase Day Book Manufactory Order Book Register of Daily receipts Register of Daily Issues Stores Ledger Officer’s Report Book (Day and Night) 60. Guarding personnel duty register (Day and Night) lor. | ‘Wards/enclosures search register Main gate search register High security enclosure search register Prison garden register Dairy and cattle register Forms of 913. The forms of all registers and the particulars to be recorded in the registers, specified in the registers. preceding rule, shall, from time to time, be specified by the Director General. Every register specified and in use shall continue to be maintained in its present form until the Director General, supersedes the same by a direction given under this rule. Returns. 914. The bills, returns, reports etc. to be furnished by the Superintendent, shall from time to time, be specified by the Director General. Computerized 915. Accounting in each prison shall be done in a computerized accounting system. The system of docounting accounts in each division shall be in accordance with the Haryana Financial Rules and orders/ vem: notifications issued by Finance Department, Haryana and the Director General, Prisons from time to time. Disposal of 916. The Superintendent shall exercise his discretion as to the classification of letters and correspondence. | correspondence for preservation, except, -
5. (a) letters relating to standing orders;
6. (b) important public works and manufactures; (¢) acquisition and renting of land;
7. (d) pensions and any permanent charges upon the Government; and
8. (e) escapes when the prisoner is not recaptured. Classification of | 917. All prison registers, returns, letters and records of every description shall, for the purposes of | records. preservation or destruction, be classified under the following four heads, -
9. (a) tobe preserved permanently;
10. (b) to be kept for twelve years; (¢) tobe kept for five years;
11. (d) to be kept for two years. Arrangement of | 918, Each of the four classes of records shall be so arranged as to make it easy to select those records, records which are to be destroyed on expiry of the period prescribed and if possible, each class of record shall be kept separate from the other. The Director General is empowered to sanction the destruction of such records. 1410 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Recordstobe 1919. The following records shall be preserved permanently, namely :— permanently preserved. (a) General Cash Book
12. (b) Pension cases (including the service books and leave accounts)
13. (c) Diary of convicts released and the amounts paid to them
14. (d) Visitor's book
15. (e) Register of undertrial prisoners (fH Register of convict prisoners

1. (2) Register of civil prisoners
   • (h) Cash Book of Manufactory
     • (i) Annual Administration Report of the Department
   • (j) Circulars of the Government/Director General
   • (k) Official Gazette [0] Order Book of the Superintendent
   • (m) Issue Register - General and Manufactory
   • (n) File Register of record room
2. (0) Prisoner’s escape Register
   • (p) Officer’s Service Register
3. (9) Warder’s Service Register Records wobe 1920. The following records shall be kept for twelve years, namely: - years, (a) Administration Reports and Returns of Prison, Medical Officer’s Administration Reports and Returns
   • (b) Superintendent’s Journal (¢) Medical Officer's Journal
   • (d) Officer’s Report Book
   • (e) Register of Prisoners to be released
   • (fH) Furlough Register
   • (g) Miscellaneous Articles Stock Book
   • (h) Punishment Roll
     • (i) Probation and Confirmation register (cadre-wise) [0] Register of Advances to staff (Advance-wise)
   • (k) Prisoner's Punishment Book [0] Defaulter Book
   • (m) Fine Statement Book
   • (n) ~~ Prisoner’s Property Register
4. (0) Register of valuable property of prisoners
   • (p) Interview Register
   • (q) Register of currents received and issued
   • (r) Laboratory Register
   • (s) Remission Sheets (to be retained in the prison for a period of one year after the unconditional release, death or transfer of the prisoners to whom they relate) [CG] Stock Book of Rations
   • (uw) Dict Roll
     • (v) Receipt Book for articles received HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1411
   • (w) Weighments Register
     • (x) Delivery Book
   • (y) Bill Book of payment for the purchase of Rations
5. (2) Stock Book of Raw material
   • (aa) Stock Book of Manufactured Articles
   • (ab) Individual Ledger of credit sales
   • (ac) Hospital Register of In-Patients
   • (ad) Hospital Register of Out-Patients
   • (ae) Hospital Roll
   • (af) Day Book of Credit Sales
   • (ag) Stock Book of Manufactory bho ks ve 921. The following records shall be kept for five years, namely :— years, (a) General abstract of all classes of prisoners
   • (b) Lock-up register for all classes of prisoners (¢) Labour register
   • (d) Register of prisoners on whom fetters were imposed for security (¢) Clothing and Bedding Registers [6] Stock Books and Ledger of Stationery and forms
6. (2) Register of articles of uniform received and issued to warders
   • (h) Ammunition Register
     • (i) Ball Practice Register
     • (i) Main Gate Register
   • (k) Register of orders for execution in the Manufactory Department [0] List of unsatisfied manufactory indents
   • (m) Office copies of all monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual returns and statements
   • (n) Counterfoils of Indents
7. (0) Register of Contingent expenditure
   • (p) Detailed Budget estimates (q@) Mortality return of prisoners
   • (r) Duty roaster of Warders
   • (s) Attendance Roll
   • (t) Register of inter and intra departmental supplies
   • (uw) Barrack-wise prisoner’s Register
     • (v) Budget allotment register
   • (Ww) Undisbursed pay register
     • (Xx) Auction Book
   • (y) Treasury Bill Book
   • (z) Treasury Intimation Book
   • (aa) Earnest Money Deposit register
   • (ab) Forwarding Memo Book of Articles supplied
   • (ac) Prescription Book
   • (ad) Bed Head Ticket
   • (ae) Register of Hospital Clothing
   • (af) Expense Book of Drugs 1412 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Recordstobe 1922. The following records shall be kept for two years, namely: - kept for two . _ . . B years. (a) Certificate of Admission of prisoners into prison
   • (b) Casual leave register of staff’ (¢) ~~ Nominal Rolls of convicts
   • (d) History Tickets of convicts unconditionally released or dead
   • (e) Indents for prison and hospital clothing (fH Medical Officers Certificate of fitness to undergo solitary confinement
   • (g) Reports of delivery of charge of office of Superintendent
   • (h) Statement of monthly progressive expenditure and correspondence relating to discrepancy in figures
     • (i) Register of subordinates due for retirement within one year G) Other papers not mentioned in these rules Special rules for 1923, (1) The records due for destruction under these rules shall be destroyed by the record disposal keeper at the end of each year under the supervision of the office Superintendent, or any officer Destruction of | nominated by the Superintendent for this purpose. The record keeper and the office Superintendent, record or the nominated officer, as the case may be, shall be held responsible for any mistake or delay in the work of destruction.
8. (2) Before a record is actually destroyed, - (@) A note indicating its destruction shall be made under the signature of the Superintendent in the register of destruction of records;
   • (b) The date of destruction shall be entered in the remarks column of the relevant register of records and the serial number shall be rounded off in red ink; and (¢) In case there are any records which are not mentioned in these rules, such records shall be entered in a separate register and a note indicating their destruction shall be made accordingly.
9. (3) If the Superintendent is of the opinion that a record which may be destroyed under these rules shall be preserved permanently or for a period longer than that provided for under these rules, he shall act accordingly.
10. (4) The records shall be destroyed by tearing up all the papers provided that stamped papers, used stamps, papers bearing confidential marks shall be burnt in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) or any other officer nominated by the Superintendent for this purpose.
11. (5) The torn records shall be disposed of in accordance with the standing orders of the Government or the Director General, issued from time to time in this regard. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1413

Computerisation | 924, The entire prison administration shall be computerized so that databases can be accessed opr on easily and managed more efficiently. Following are the least objectives which shall be achieved through the computerization of prisons, -

1. (a) Prisoners Management System: - This shall include prisoners database management using authorized interface, not only to make available the real-time reports such as probable date of release (PDR), prison occupancy, parole/furlough, bail, escape, fine payment, incident punishment, prisoner lodging, court appeals, court production, remission, remand, wages, work allocation, release, transfer, main gate (deodi) in and out, medical records, interview records, prisoners communication system etc. but also for process automation of frequently required processes such as custody certificates required by courts, cashless prison canteen, duty allotment and monitoring, police escort demand etc. This shall include the following modules, namely :—
   • (i) under trial prisoner management module;
   • (ii) convict management module;
2. (iif) visitor management module;
   • (iv) gate management module;
   • (v) hospital management module;
   • (vi) central control room management module;
   • (vii) online canteen fund deposit module;
   • (viii) canteen management module;
   • (ix) store management module;
   • (x) e-custody module;
   • (xi) e-production (peshi)/trial module;
   • (xii) e-parole/furlough module;
   • (xiii) prisoner information KIOSK;
   • (xiv) premature release of life convict module; and
   • (xv) any other module shall be included as decided by the Government or the Director General from time to time.
3. (b) Prison Administration:- All registers, forms and records of the prisoners as well as staff members shall, as far as practicable, be maintained digitally. Various components of prison i.e. control room, central control room, prison canteen, warrant office, ministerial staff etc. shall be connected for regular updation of data through suitable authorized interface. Process automation solutions shall be used for frequently required processes. (¢) Coordination between various verticals of criminal justice system and other stakeholders: - There shall be seamless interlinking of prisons, Courts and the police stations as a triad, through the Tnter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICIS). This shall enable integrated data sharing with the police and the Courts, enabling efficient and comprehensive tracking of criminals and faster law enforcement responses. There are several stakeholders involved in processes of prisons, including the police, Courts and external agencies like hospitals, medical authorities, National Crime Records Bureau etc. and suitable interfaces should be developed that can help in seamless sharing of information amongst different agencies.
4. (d) Prison Security: - The prison security shall be made more powerful by using Internet of Things (IOT’s) ie. interconnected security and surveillance gadgets, T-HCBS i.e towers of Harmonious Call Blocking System, mobile Jammers etc., (AI based CCTV’s, X-Ray Scanners, activity trackers, motion sensors, alarms, microphones etc.). Suitable biometric based module shall be used for staff duty allotment and monitoring system. 1414 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) (¢) Control Room: - A control room shall be set up for use and management for equipments and adequate, suitably qualified staff for operations under an In-charge or System Administrator/Manager.
5. (f) Personnel Management: - A suitable interface shall be developed to manage various aspects of personnel management such as staff attendance, guard deployment, staff’ grievances etc. to maximize staff performance. Performance of (925, The following are imperative to perform mandated activities effectively and efficiently by the mandated prison administration, namely :— activities.
6. (a) availability of real time information at central level;
7. (b) centralized information repository of prisoners;
8. (c) proper tracking of prisoner activities;
9. (d) adequate interaction with various stakeholder agencies;
10. (e) proper data analysis;

1. (6) single integrated IT system available at all the prisons;
   • (g) adequate tracking of prisoner out on parole/furlough;
   • (h) efficient alarm system before specified time in case of release of expiry of sentence or eligibility for consideration of premature release or release under section 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974). Facilities to 926. Computerization shall enable prisons to have the following core facilities and have a unified prisoners due to | 4a 14 sharing platform, namely: — computerization.
   • (a) a comprehensive native windows application-based prison software with interlinkages with Courts and police stations;
   • (b) integrated data sharing with Courts and police as per Inter-operable Criminal Justice System Matrix;
   • (c) comprehensive video conference facilities;
   • (d) biometric access for in and out movement of prisoners;
   • (e) state level training labs for induction and refresher training courses; ® touch screen kiosks for prisoners to access their case and other details;
   • (g) availability of internet facility with adequate speed for uninterrupted communication with courts and other authorities concerned;
   • (h) implementation of FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) System. Outcomes of 927. The following shall be the outcomes after successful implementation of prison computerization. | ¢omputerization, namely: —
   • (a) seamless and integrated flow of information across all the prisons and Police Department, National Crime Record Bureau and other departments/authorities concerned thereby enabling real time availability of information i.e. easy to search and quick retrieval of prisoner information from a centralized database of prisoners;
   • (b) availability of dashboards/statistical reports/MIS reports in various formats as prescribed by the Director General or required by the Government/NCRB from time to time; (©) workflow based solution for approval processes like parole/furlough and real time reflection of the same in the system;
   • (d) automatic PDR (Probable Date of Release) calculation thus ensuring no delays in release of prisoners without the need for manual validation; (¢) better visitor management procedure thus, ensuring in managing visitors, keeping a track of the number of visitors for a particular prisoner, frequency of visit etc.; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1415
   • (f) creation of a Centralized Prisoner Registry that can be accessed on approval of the Director General or by the Police Department and other key law enforcement agencies for verification and validation purposes of individuals through data digitization of records;
2. (2) upgradation of prison security and surveillance system;
   • (h) regulation of various aspects of prison personnel management as well as all routine activities of various components of the prison. Implementation | 928, Implementation of Inter-operable Criminal Justice System shall be a key component that has otinter-operable | to be achieved in the revamped Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project. It System comprises the following components, namely: —
   • (a) roll out of prisons software in the States /Union Territories;
   • (b) assessment based provisioning hardware and network for prisons;
   • (c) provisioning of hardware for prosecution offices and forensic labs;
   • (d) development of modules for forensic laboratories and Prosecution Offices; and (¢) integration of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) with all these applications. Hardwarcand 1929, Adequate hardware and adequate network connectivity at each prison shall be provided for Cosi. successful implementation of Centralized Prison Management System as rollout of software application and its sustainability is dependent on the availability of requisite office hardware and network connectivity at the prison. 1416 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

UNIFORM Rank structure 1930, The following rank structure of the prison service, in ascending order shall be deemed to be of uniformed | ob liched:. prison officers. . Head Warder Sub Assistant Superintendent Non-Gazetted Officers Assistant Superintendent Deputy Superintendent and above Gazetted Officers Rank and badges | 931. Badges of rank shall be of silver metal on police pattern. Officers shall wear the badges of | of gazetted their rank on the shoulder strap as under: - officers. few [mae Superintendent Jail State Emblem and one star with brass block letter “H.J.” at the base of the shoulder straps. Deputy Superintendent Jail | State Emblem with brass block letters “H.J.” at the base level of the shoulder straps. Rank and badges | 932, Badges of rank, shall be of silver metal on police pattern. Officers shall wear the badges of | of non-gazetted. | heir rank on the shoulder strap as under :- officers. Assistant Superintendent Two stars with brass block letter “H.J.” at the base of the shoulder straps. Sub Assistant Superintendent One star with brass block letter “H.J.” at the base of the shoulder straps. Rank and badges | 933. Badges of rank, shall be of silver metal on police pattern. Guarding personnel shall wear the of guarding badges of their rank on the shoulder strap as under :- personnel. fo [me Head Head Warder shall wear three chevrons on both arms half way Warder | between the elbow and the shoulder. Cheverons shall consist of Navy-blue braid on red ground and brass block letter “H.J.” at the base of the shoulder straps. Brass block letter “H.J.” at the base of the shoulder straps. Articles of 934. The uniform of Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent Jail shall be as under :- uniform for ed Pattra/Colo Superintendent, Jail and n Jail. Serge khaki trouser and angola khaki shirt (with or without | Police jersey) full sleeves stitched on police pattern, brown leather | pattern/Khaki brass clasp with letters H.J. belt, khaki woolen socks, brown | . derby shoes (with toe cap), blue lanyard with brass whistle and medal ribbons, plastic name plate (Bilingual — Hindi and English) in white letters on black background.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1417

Same as winter except that they shall wear khaki terrycot or | Police cotton trousers and shirt (sleeves rolled or half sleeves) and | pattern/Khaki nylon/cotton khaki socks. Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents who are entitled to wear the State emblem with or without stars shall wear peak cap and gorget patches as per their counterpart of Police department with H.J. badges of silver metal on cap. The sikh male officer shall wear khaki turban in place of peak cap. As an alternative to the peak cap, officers may wear Beret cap of navy blue colour with the badge appropriate to their rank.

NOTE: - The lady officers shall wear the uniform and its articles as specified for male officers. Articles of 935. The uniform of non-gazetted officers shall be as under:- uniform for non- gazetted officers.

Serge khaki trouser and angola | Police pattern/Khaki khaki shirt (with or without jersey) full sleeves stitched on police pattern, brown leather brass clasp with letters H.J. belt, Khaki woolen socks, brown derby shoes (with toe cap), Khaki lanyard with brass whistle and medal ribbons, plastic name plate (Bilingual Hindi and English) in white letters on black background. will wear khaki terrycot or cotton trousers and shirt (sleeves rolled or half sleeves) and nylon/ cotton khaki socks. Peak cap with strap of brown leather with H.J. badge of silver metal. As an alternative to the peak cap, officers may wear Beret cap of khaki colour with the badge of silver metal.

NOTE: - The lady officers shall wear the uniform and its articles as specified for male officers.

1418 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

Articles of 936. The uniform of Warder (male) shall be as under :-

uniform for

personnel

lo).

1. (male) Khaki beret cap with cap badge of silver metal (Sikh male | Police officer shall wear khaki turban), serge khaki trouser and | pattern/Khaki angola khaki shirt (with or without khaki jersey) full sleeves stitched on police pattern, brown leather brass clasp with letters H.J. belt, khaki woolen socks, brown derby shoes (with toe cap), Khaki lanyard with brass whistle and medal ribbons, plastic name plate (Bilingual — Hindi and English) in white letters on black background, great coat of police pattern. Same as winter except that they will wear khaki terrycot | Police or cotton trousers and shirt (sleeves rolled or half sleeves) | pattern/Khaki and nylon/cotton khaki socks. NOTE: - The uniform of a Head Warder shall be the same as prescribed for Warders with the three chevrons on both of the sleeves above elbow. Aticles of 937. The uniform of female warder shall be as under :- uniform for personnel (female). © B . . Khaki beret cap with departmental badge, khaki kurta and | Police salwar in summer and Angola khaki and salwar in winter | pattern/Khaki (or serge khaki trouser and Angola khaki shirt as per male warder) with full sleeves, brown leather brass clasp with letters H.J. belt, khaki woolen socks in winter and nylon socks in summer, brown derby shoes ( with toe cap), Khaki lanyard with brass whistle and medal ribbons, plastic name plate (Bilingual- Hindi and English) in white letters on black background, great coat on police pattern. Same as winter except that they will wear khaki terrycot | Police or cotton trousers and shirt or kurta and salwar (sleeves | pattern/Khaki rolled or half sleeves) and nylon/cotton khaki socks. NOTE: - The uniform of a female Head Warder shall be the same as prescribed for female Warders with the three chevrons on both of the sleeve above elbow. Dress allowance. [938, (1) The uniform allowance, washing allowance, stitching allowance, shoe allowance, uniform articles allowance, kit maintenance allowance etc. shall be subsummed in the ‘Dress allowance’.

1. (2) The ‘Dress allowance’ shall be fixed by the government from time to time as per rank and requirement of their uniform.
2. (3) The amount of ‘Dress allowance’ shall be credited to the salary of employees directly once a year. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Establishment of [raining such training institutes as may be required for organising training courses for all cadres of the prison Institutes. personnel throughout the year. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1419 Staff training. 1940. (1) ~~ On recruitment, all directly recruited guarding personnel or executive officers shall undergo an initial basic/induction training course.
3. (2) No newly recruited guarding personnel or executive officer shall be deputed on active duty in prison without undergoing basic training.
4. (3) The probation period shall not be treated as completed till the time, guarding personnel or executive officers undergo and successfully completes basic/ induction training. 4) The curriculum of the training school shall be reviewed from time to time in order to keep the same in tune with operational requirements of the department, international and national standards and best practices and to meet the objectives of reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners. Staff 941. Training is a continuous process and it is paramount that prison officers are in constant touch development and | vith current. developments in the field of correctional administration. In order to achieve this, taining compulsory pre-promotion training programmes shall be organised for various ranks of prison officers. Instructions asto (942. The following instructions in regard to saluting superior officers shall be observed: - Sm superior (a) for Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents: - Officers to be ‘When on parade ‘When not on If drilling with saluted armed with sword parade Warders in at ward of the ranks. command Superintendent, shall salute with shall stand at shall present official and non- sword at command. | attention and arms at word of official visitors, salute with hand. command. superior officers of the Prison Department and All India Service Officers.
   • (b) For Head Warders and Warders, - Officers to be ‘When on parade When passing When passing saluted armed armed with unarmed. musket. Superintendent, shall be halted and shall slope arms. shall salute Official and Non- present arms at word | If marching in with hand in official visitors and | of command. squad shall do so | military superior officers of at word of fashion. Government. command. Deputy shall slope arms at shall slope arms. | shall salute Superintendent word of command. If marching in with hand in squad shall do so | military fashion at word of command. Assistant Superintendent Sub Assistant Superintendent (¢) The gate sentry shall salute the Deputy Superintendent by coming to attention on his approach and to any officer superior to the Deputy Superintendent including every official and non-official visitor, shall present arms.
   • (d) Guarding personnel sitting shall, when any of the officer approach, rise and shall stand at attention. Before addressing an officer, he shall stand two paces from him and salute with right hand, he shall also salute when withdrawing. 1420 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)

⁹³⁹ For the training and development of prison officers, the Prison Department shall establish

Definition. 943. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (a) “Officer-in-charge” means any prison officer not below the rank of Sub Assistant Superintendent, to be nominated by the Director General, for the purpose of overall supervision, security and safe custody of the prisoners kept in semi-open air prison or open air prison; and
2. (b) “regular prison” means a prison having jurisdiction over the open air prison and where a prisoner shall be transferred before shifting to open air prison. Establishment of | 944, The Government on the recommendations of the Director General, may establish as many openairand | open air prisons, as necessary in the vicinity of the regular prison under general directions and control prisons, of the respective Superintendents. Any ward or enclosure of a prison may be declared as a semi-open air prison by the Director General. Accommodation | 945. The accommodation including electricity, water supply and other basic amenities for housing rine the prisoners, shall be made available and suitable number of family accommodations shall also be P provided as per the requirement in the open air prisons. Food, clothing | 946. (1) A prisoner shifted to open air camp shall arrange food, clothing and other and other requirements of daily routine for himself as well as for his family out of his own earnings. requirements of prisoners shifted (2) A prisoner shall pay administrative charges out of his earnings as fixed by the Director i ar General for the maintenance of open air prison. A separate maintenance fund shall be created and shall be maintained by the prisoners of open air prison under strict control and supervision of the Superintendent. Now <lgihity 947. A prisoner shall not be eligible for shifting to semi-open air prison or open air prison who, - to be shifted to semi- open air (a) isa hardcore prisoner; or prison or open A . . N . air prison. (b) is below the age of 25 years on the date of submission of application for semi-open air prison or open air prison; or
3. (c) is not fit to do work; or
4. (d) isan under trial prisoner, detenue or a civil prisoner; or
5. (e) is charge sheeted or convicted in more than one case; or
6. (f) is punished for a major prison offence in the last three years; or

1. (2) is not a permanent resident or whose family member does not have a permanent residence in the State; or
   • (h) has not availed any parole/ furlough in the last three years; or
     • (i) has escaped or attempted to escape from prison, police custody or any other lawful custody at any point of time; or () donot have a family; or
   • (k) is convicted by a court having jurisdiction outside the State or by a Military Court; or
     • (I) is convicted in connection with political agitation or political movement etc; or
   • (m) is convicted in cases relating to terrorist and disruptive activities, immoral trafficking, supply or smuggling of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances or for any activities jeopardizing the security of the State; or
   • (n) is suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or is mentally sick; or
2. (0) in the opinion of the Superintendent is unfit to be shifted to the semi-open air prison or open air prison. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1421 Eligibility for 948. A prisoner may be eligible for consideration for shifting to semi-open air prison, if he, - prison or (a) does not fall within any of the categories specified in rule 947;
   • (b) has served the below mentioned substantive sentence, -
     • (i) 02 years of actual sentence if sentenced for less than 5 years;
     • (ii) 03 years of actual sentence if sentenced for 5 to 10 years;
     • (iii) 05 years of actual sentence if sentenced for a term imprisonment exceeding 10 years;
     • (iv) 08 years of actual sentence if sentenced for life imprisonment; (¢) has been regularly performing his assigned task in the prison factory, outside gang or any other prison services satisfactorily;
   • (d) has good character and maintains self-discipline; and
   • (e) has strong group adjustability and sense of responsibility. Eligibility for 949. A prisoner may be eligible for consideration for shifting to open air prison, if he, - open airprison (a) does not fall within any of the categories specified in rule 947 above;
   • (b) has completed one year in the semi- open air prison if sentenced up to 10 years and two years in the semi- open air prison if sentenced for more than 10 years; (¢) has maintained excellent conduct inside the semi- open air prison and has performed labour with due devotion and diligence;
   • (d) has good character and maintains self-discipline;
   • (e) has strong group adjustability and sense of responsibility. Processfor 950. (1) (a) The Superintendent shall forward the application of prisoners desirous and selecting eligible for shifting to the semi- open air prison alongwith the recommendation prisoners for - oS : . . . Thiting, of the Classification and Security Monitoring Committee to the Director General in the first week of January and July every year.
   • (b) The Officer-incharge of the semi- open air prison shall forward the application of prisoner desirous and eligible for shifting to the open air prison to the Superintendent who shall forward the application with the recommendation of the Classification and Security Monitoring Committee to the Director General in the first week of April and October every year.
3. (2) The Director General shall constitute a screening committee to recommend the names of eligible prisoners to be shifted to the semi-open air prison or open air prison, as the case may be, from the list.
4. (3) The Director General, after examining the recommendations of the Screening Committee, subject to availability of accommodation, from time to time, shall order the shifting of eligible prisoners to semi-open air prison or open air prison as the case may be. “@ Preference shall be given to those prisoners who are artisan, barber, tailor, craftsman, doctor, paramedics, I.T professional etc. or have some skill or specialization in any field and the old prisoners shall be given preference over young prisoners. Furnishing of 951, (1) Every prisoner selected for admission to semi-open air prison or open air prison, shall bond, furnish a surety bond for good behavior of the amount, as specified by the Director General. The bond shall be accepted by the Superintendent of regular prison.
5. (2) The bond shall be forfeited, if the prisoner is punished for any major prison offence by the Superintendent. Work 952. (1) Prisoners in semi-open air prison or open air prison shall earn their livelihood by conditions undertaking one or more work of the nature specified below, namely :-
   • (a) agriculture;
   • (b) dairy farming;
   • (c) manufacturing activities or industrial task;
   • (d) information technology or service sector;
6. (6) construction or repair work etc;
   • (f) outside canteen management or shops opened by the prisons department;
   • (g) any other work, as permitted by the Superintendent or Director General, from time to time. 1422 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
7. (2) The working hours for a prisoner shall ordinarily be between the lockout and lockup timings of the regular prison: Provided that the Director General may allow any prisoner to work beyond these hours for reasons to be recorded in writing. 3) If a prisoner has no work to perform in semi-open air prison or open air prison, he may be allowed to work outside within a radius of 10 kms in case of semi-open air prison and 20 kms in case of open air prison by the Superintendent: Provided that such prisoner shall give complete details about the place of work and particulars of the employer etc. to the Officer-incharge.
8. (4) The prison authorities may at any time visit the place of work, in case the prisoner is not found at the place of work, he shall be transferred to the regular prison and shall be proceeded against as if he has committed a major prison offence.
9. (5) The Superintendent shall help the prisoner shifted to the semi-open air prison or open air prison in processing his work and ensure that the prisoner is being paid such minimum wages by his employer, as fixed by the Government, from time to time.
10. (6) If a prisoner shifted to open air prison is employed by the Superintendent to perform any work, he shall be paid such minimum wages, as fixed by the Government, from time to time.
11. (7) The Government organizations and registered Non-Governmental Organizations shall be encouraged to provide work to a prisoner shifted to semi-open air prison or open air prison.
12. (8) A prisoner whose conduct in the opinion of the Officer-incharge is unsatisfactory or who fails to earn his livelihood or who for any other reason is found unfit for stay in semi-open air prison or open air prison, a detail report of such prisoner shall be forwarded to the Superintendent, who alongwith his recommendation send a report to the Director General for transfer of such prisoner back to regular prison. NOTE.- The Director General may permit the prisoners of semi-open air prison or open air prison to participate in marketing the prison products in the fair etc. under proper escort. Bank account of 953, The prisoner shifted to semi-open air prison or open air prison shall maintain his bank account prisoners himself or through his family member and shall retain the income generated or earned by him. Family of 954, (1) A prisoner shifted to open air prison shall reside with his family. No prisoner shall be open air prison. shifted to the open air prison with whom a family member is not ready to reside.
13. (2) Family member living in the open air prison shall maintain discipline, cleanliness and proper hygiene.
14. (3) A family member desirous of living in the open air prison shall give an undertaking in shape of an affidavit, duly attested by a Magistrate of First Class, to the effect that he shall follow orders, directions and instructions given by the Officer-incharge/Superintendent for maintenance of’ discipline and order in the open air prison.
15. (4) In case of a misconduct by a family member of a prisoner, the Superintendent shall repatriate the family member from the open air prison. The prisoner concerned shall also be shifted immediately from the open air prison to the regular prison. Remission, 955. (1) A prisoner shifted to semi-open air prison or open air prison shall be entitled to temporary ordinary remissions at the scale of six days per month for his good conduct, discipline and work and release etc. oa oo : " N shall also be eligible for Government remission or special remissions granted by Superintendent and Director General from time to time, as per rules. The history ticket and other documents of the prisoner shall be retained and maintained in the regular prisons.
16. (2) A prisoner shifted to semi-open air prison or open air prison shall be entitled for parole or furlough at par with other prisoners of regular prison, subject to his eligibility. A prisoner may be shifted to regular prison one day prior to his date of release in order to complete the formalities in this regard. His release and surrender on parole or furlough etc. shall be operated and controlled from the regular prison.
17. (3) The date of release of a prisoner shall be calculated by the regular prison authorities and accordingly such prisoner shall be transferred to the regular prison one week prior to the date of his release. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1423 Escape. 956. (1) Any escape from semi-open air prison or open air prison or from the work place shall amount to the escape from the regular prison and shall be subjected to such legal action as applicable in a regular prison. 2) The Superintendent shall be at liberty to forfeit all the remissions earned by the escapee prisoner upto the date of escape from semi-open air prison or open air prison or from the work place. 3) The Superintendent shall also forfeit the surety bond offered by the prisoner at the time of shifting to semi-open air prison or open air prison. If the surety amount is not realized, he shall forward the case to the District Magistrate of the concerned district to recover the same as arrears of land revenue. Prisoners 957. (1) A prisoners panchayat consisting of five members shall be constituted as per rule 553. panchayat The members so elected shall elect from amongst them a Sarpanch. The panchayat shall be elected on 1st April every year and its tenure shall be one year. 2) The Prisoners Panchayat shall be empowered to deal with minor acts of omission, commission or misconduct of the prisoners as well as their family member. It may impose fine upto five hundred rupees or order the defaulter to do labour of common utility or curtail facilities available to such defaulter: Provided that such penalties shall be effective only on the approval of the Officer- incharge. Dispensary. 958. A dispensary shall be established in the open air prison. The Medical Officer posted in the regular prison shall visit the open air prison twice a week and shall provide medical aid to the needy prisoners or his family member. A prisoner shall be entitled to receive medicine and other medical facilities at par with the prisoner in the regular prison. In case of medical emergency, the ailing prisoner shall be taken to regular prison hospital or Government hospital and for indoor treatment, the prisoner shall be transferred to regular prison till his recovery. Internal 959. (1) The Director General may issue general instructions for the internal management of | management, | the semi-open air prison or open air prison, regarding location of work place, work to be performed discipline, . . . fl . sceurityand | bY the prisoner and security etc. These instructions shall contain the norms to be followed by the amenities. prisoners and their family members. 2) The Superintendent shall also issue instructions or impose reasonable conditions for maintenance of discipline and order in the open air prison. Such instructions or conditions shall be in writing and all the prisoners shall be given a copy of the same. 3) The prisoners shall attend roll-call each morning and evening at the time fixed for lockup and lockout of the regular prison. “ The Superintendent shall visit the open air prison every week at the time of roll-call and shall interview the inmates.
18. (5) The Officer-incharge shall visit the semi-open air prison or open air prison at the time of roll-call every day and shall be responsible for maintenance of discipline and order.
19. (6) For the purpose of security in the open air prison, required guarding personnel, as deemed necessary, by the Superintendent shall be deputed. CCTV Cameras shall be installed at strategic locations. Security staff deputed at open air prison shall be changed quarterly. The Security staff shall perform duties under the control and supervision of the officer-incharge, who shall ensure proper discipline, regular attendance and watch over activities of the prisoners. 7) The entry of visitors to the open air prison shall be regulated and may be denied for security reasons and in order to maintain discipline, the visitor shall be searched and his credentials shall be verified before allowing him to interview. An Interview—cum-Visitor’s register shall be maintained by the security staff and shall follow the rules for the interview as applicable to the regular prison. 8) List of all the prisoners of the open air prison, including their family members, along with complete particulars shall be sent to the police station having jurisdiction. 1424 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
20. (9) An Identity Card shall be issued by the Superintendent to every prisoner of semi-open air prison or open air prison and family members who are residing with prisoners in Open Air Prison, It shall be mandatory for every prisoner and his family member to carry the Identity Card all the time.
21. (10) A prisoner may be allowed to keep a television set, games and other recreational facilities at his own cost in the open air prison.
22. (11) A creche for children below eight years of age shall be established in the open air prison. Inspection. 960. The Additional Inspector General, Inspector General or Additional Director General, Prisons shall inspect the semi-open air prison and open air prison at least once in a calendar year and submit his report to the Director General. Application of | 961. All other provisions of these rules, when not at variance with rules of this chapter, shall apply een! to semi-open prisons and open prisons as well. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1425

Establishment of | 962. A canteen shall be opened in every prison with the following objects, namely :- prison canteen (a) to facilitate the supply of articles like catables, daily use articles, personal hygiene articles, writing material, under garments, clothing, shoes etc. at reasonable prices;

1. (b) to provide funds for sports, games, cultural activities, celebration of national festivals, other festivals and for other recreational purposes; and (¢) for any other purpose as decided by the Director General from time to time. Management of |963. (1) The general management of the canteen shall be entrusted to a committee consisting of | canteen. following, namely:- () | Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Vice-President Welfare) Sub-Assistant/Assistant Superintendent Member-Secretary Assistant Office/Accountant/Clerk

1. (2) The Superintendent may appoint one or more prisoners for assistance in canteen work depending upon the volume of work.
2. (3) Sub-Assistant/Assistant Superintendent shall be mainly responsible for running the canteen under the personal supervision and control of the Superintendent.
3. (4) Tenure of Member-Secretary and members of the committee shall be six months. They shall not be re-nominated to the committee before expiry of two years. Accommodation | 964. (1) Suitable roofed accommodation shall be provided for the canteen at a central and convenient place.
4. (2) Proper and hygienic arrangements for cooking as well as storage of articles of food and drink shall be made.
5. (3) A biometric enabled sale counter and adequate sitting arrangement for reasonable number of prisoners depending upon the authorized capacity of the prison shall be provided. Deposits. 965. (1) The family members/relatives of the prisoners shall be allowed to deposit money in their canteen account through online mode only.
6. (2) Staff members may also deposit money in canteen account to purchase any article from the canteen.
7. (3) The maximum amount of money which can be deposited in a calendar month shall be determined by the Director General from time to time: Provided that at no time any prisoner or staff member have any money in excess of the prescribed sum. Maintenance of 966. (1) The following registers and record shall be maintained in the canteen, namely :- account an audit. (a) stock register
   • (b) sales day book (¢) cash book
   • (d) ledger
   • (e) food preparation register 1426 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA)
8. (2) The registers and records mentioned at (a), (b) and (e) above shall be maintained by Sub-Assistant/Assistant Superintendent under the personal supervision and control of the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) and the Superintendent.
9. (3) The cash book and ledger shall be maintained by the Assistant Office/Accountant/ Clerk under personal supervision of the Superintendent.
10. (4) Cash book shall be balanced daily and reconciled at the end of each month under the signature of the Superintendent.
11. (5) Canteen accounts shall be opened in the bank as specified by the Director General.
12. (6) Canteen account shall be checked at least once in three months by the Accountant, if’ any, or by the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) himself.
13. (7) The accounts shall be audited annually by the Section Officer/Senior Accounts Officer deputed by the Director General. Purchase. 967. (1) The articles of canteen shall be purchased under the control and orders of the Superintendent.
14. (2) Purchases shall be made in the most economical manner as possible. When articles are purchased from the open market, the system of competitive rates/quotations shall as far as possible be adopted and the purchases shall be made at the lowest rates unless there are special reasons to the contrary which shall be recorded in writing.
15. (3) Purchases shall not made in small quantities except in case of perishable articles. Periodical indents of non-perishable articles shall be prepared and as many articles as possible shall be obtained by such indents. Purchase shall not be made much in advance of actual requirements in case such articles would prove unprofitable.
16. (4) The indent for such purchases shall be prepared by the Sub-Assistant/Assistant Superintendent. The same shall be duly verified by the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) and approved by the Superintendent.
17. (5) All supplies after receipt shall be entered in the stock register of the canteen under the initials of the Sub-Assistant/Assistant Superintendent. Sale. 968. Profit not exceeding ten percent may be charged on wholesale price of any article: Provided that no product shall be sold above the maximum retail price under any circumstances. Articles tobe 1969. Articles to be kept in canteen shall be such as specified by the Director General from time to kept in canteen. [io Canteenhours. 1970, (1) The working hours of the canteen shall be after lock-out and before lock-up.
18. (2) Canteen shall remain closed on last Saturday of every month for stock taking after verification. Utilization of 1971, (1) The profit generated from canteen sales etc. shall constitute ‘Prison Inmate Welfare profits, Fund’ and a separate account shall be opened in each prison for this fund.
19. (2) This fund shall be used exclusively for welfare of prisoners as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prescribed by the Director General.
20. (3) The Superintendent shall be empowered to utilize ‘Prison Inmate Welfare Fund’ in the following manner, namely: -
    • (a) ~~ @ Rs. 20/- per prisoner on celebration of national festivals and other occasions as notified by the Director General.
    • (b) ~~ @ Rs. 5/- per prisoner on one item of sports at a time per month. (¢) Rs. 25,000/- per month for purchase and repair of items for prisoners use like water coolers, projectors, television sets, sound system etc.. In case amount exceeds Rs. 25,000/-, prior sanction of the Director General shall be sought.
    • (d) for cultural activities like dramas, music and dance, symposiums etc. and
    • (e) for any other welfare purpose with the prior approval of the Director General. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1427 Wages for 972. Wages to prisoners working in canteen shall be paid from the ‘Prison Inmate Welfare Fund’. prisoners working in canteen General 973. (1) All canteen operations/transactions shall be cashless. provisions. oo N
21. (2) Physical verification of the stock of canteen shall be conducted by the Deputy Superintendent (Industries and Welfare) in the first week of January and July and by the Superintendent in the first week of April and October every year. A certificate in this regard shall be sent to the Director General within one week of the physical verification.
22. (3) The canteen shall not be run on commercial basis. It shall be run for the benefit and welfare of the prisoners and capital investment shall be made by prisoners themselves through deposit in their canteen account. The purchase of furniture, fittings and other equipment for the canteen may, however, be purchased out of the ‘Prison Inmate Welfare Fund’.
23. (4) A balance sheet shall be prepared at the close of every quarter, and laid before the ‘management committee for approval. One copy of the balance sheet shall be exhibited at the place near the canteen for information of prisoners.
24. (5) All properties other than consumable articles of the canteen shall be entered in the property register and shall be verified quarterly by the Superintendent.
25. (6) Detail instructions regarding day to day functioning of the canteen shall be issued by the Director General from time to time. Repealand [974 (1) The Punjab Jail Manual, as applicable to the State of Haryana and all other relevant savings. orders, notifications and instructions issued in this behalf, are hereby repealed.
26. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Punjab Jail Manual, orders, notifications and instructions so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules. T.V.S.N. PRASAD, Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Jails Department. 10092—C.S —H.G.P. PKI