51. Entries in punishment-books. – (1) In the punishment-book prescribed in Section12 there shall be recorded, in respect of every punishment inflicted, the prisoner’s name, register No. and the class (whether habitual or not) to which he belongs, the prison offence of which he was guilty, the date on which such prison offence was committed, the number of previous prison offences recorded against the prisoner and the date of his last prison offence, the punishment awarded, and the date of infliction. (2) In the case of every serious prison offence, the names of the witnesses proving the offence shall be recorded, and, in the case of offences for which 29whipping is awarded, the Superintendent shall record the substance of the evidence of the witnesses, the defense of the prisoner, and the finding with the reasons therefore. (3) Against the entries relating to each punishment the Jailer and Superintendent shall affix their initials as evidence of the correctness of the entries.
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