(1) Where any prisoner is confined in a prison in the State of Punjab under a sentence of imprisonment or under sentence of death or in default of payment of a fine or in default of giving security for keeping peace or for maintaining good behaviour, the Government may, with the mutual consent of the Government of other State, by order, provide for the transfer of the prisoner from that prison to any prison in the State of Punjab or vice versa.
(2) In the interest of security of the State, maintenance of law and order, or public interest, the transfer of under-trial prisoners from the State to another State shall be carried out with the consent of both the States, where the under-trial prisoners are currently lodged and other State to which they are to be transferred, and, the approval of the trial court shall be obtained.