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 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 or any other special or/and local laws: (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) Stoppage of recreational facilities including canteen facility up to a period of one month. (3) Forfeiture of remission earned for a period upto three months. (4) Stopping visits of all visitors (which includes family members, relatives, friends and acquaintances) for a period of not more than one month (which does not include advocate). (5) Separate confinement for a period not exceeding one month.