(1) When a female prisoner sentenced to death is certified by the Medical Officer to be pregnant, the fact shall invariably be noted on the warrant which shall be returned by the Superintendent of the jail to the Sessions Judge for endorsement thereon of an order for the suspension of execution until the orders of the High Court have been taken under section 416 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974).
(2) When a female prisoner sentenced to death declares herself to be pregnant, and the Medical Officer is unable to certify to the truth or otherwise of the statement, he shall state the fact in writing, and also the interval of time necessary to enable him to satisfy himself on the point, and the statement shall be attached to the warrant and forwarded there with to the Sessions Judge for the procedure specified in the last preceding rule.
(3) When execution of a capital sentence on a woman prisoner has been suspended under either of the situations mentioned above, the sentence shall not afterwards be executed 673 राजस्ााू राज-पत्र दिसम् बर 12 2022 भाग 4 (ग) without the express order of the Government for which the Superintendent shall apply through Inspector General of Prisons.