Section 109 in Delhi Prisons (Inspection, Meetings and Duties of Officers) Rules, 1988
109. Detailed duties of warders.
- It shall be the duty of every warder—(a)not to take off any portion of his uniform, or lie or sit down whilst on duty;(b)to 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 alone the correct number, but the particular prisoners for whom he is responsible(c)to search all prisoners 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 ;(d)to report about every prisoner in his charge who has been idle or who has not completed his task or who has committed any other jail offence;(e)to see that any prisoner who has to go to the latrine is made over to the charge of a responsible officer whilst away from the gang;(f)to bring to the notice of the Deputy Superintendent any prisoner appearing to be ill or complaining of sickness ;(g)to report any plots for the purpose of escaping or of assault or outbreak or of obtaining forbidden articles ;(h)to prepare prisoners for muster and parades and to see that such prisoner comes to his proper place in proper dress and behaves well;(i)to follow the procedure laid down for his guidance when any prisoner is missed ; and(j)to keep his arms and accouterments clean, in good order and fit for immediate use.
