Punishment for Prison Offences

Punishment for Prison Offences.- The officer-in-charge, after conducting an inquiry as prescribed under this Act and the rules made thereunder, may impose any of the following punishments with respect to the prison offences indicated in section 39 above, except in such cases which constitute an offence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or any other special or/and local laws:

1. (1) A formal warning, which means a warning personally addressed to a prisoner by the officer-in-charge and recorded in the punishment book and in the prisoner’s history ticket;
2. (2) Stoppage of recreational facilities, including canteen facility, up to a period of one month.
3. (3) Forfeiture of remission earned for a period upto three months.
4. (4) Stopping visits of all visitors for a period of not more than one month (does not include the visit of an advocate).
5. (5) Separate confinement for a period not exceeding one month.