(1) For the purposes of this chapter,-
(a) “prisoner” means a prisoner who is sentenced to death; and
(b) “relative” in relation to a prisoner means spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grand-parents, parent’s brother or sisters, parents-in-law, grandparents-in law, brothers and sisters of spouse, children of brothers or sisters and children of brothers or sisters of the spouse.
(2) Every prisoner sentenced to death shall from the date of his sentence, and without waiting for the sentence to be confirmed by the High Court, be confined in some safe place, a cell if possible, within the jail, apart from all other prisoners and the cell or room in which a convict condemned to death is confined shall invariably, before he is placed in it, be examined by the Jailor, who shall satisfy himself of its fitness and safety, and shall record the result of the examination in his report book.
Note: 1 When any person is sentenced to death by a court of sessions, the sentence shall not be executed, unless it is confirmed by the High Court and when the sentence is confirmed by the High Court, the court of sessions shall issue a warrant to the Superintendent of Jail in which the prisoner is confined to be caused the sentence to be carried into effect. If a women sentence to death is found to be pregnant, the High Court shall order the execution of sentence to be postponed and may if it thinks fit, commute the sentence to transportation to life.
Note: 2 Under section 30 of the Prisons Act 1894, a prisoner under sentence to death, shall, immediately on his arrival in the prison after sentence, be searched by or by order of the Jailor and all articles shall be taken from him which the Jailor deem it expedient or dangerous to leave in his possession. Every such prisoner shall be confined in a cell apart from all other prisoners and shall be placed by day and by night under the charge of guard.
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(3) On admission of a convict sentence to death in a prison, the Superintendent shall report of such admission to the State Government. The Superintendent shall also report to the State Government the date fixed for his execution by the Court of Session on confirmation of the sentence of death by the High Court and solicit orders of the State Government regarding stay of his execution.