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In cases where the attendance of a person detained in a prison is required by a Court of Civil or. Criminal Jurisdiction for giving evi.dence or answering a charge, and a warrant or order requiring his production is issued by s\Jch Court under s.ection 3 of the Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 or under s.ection. 267 of the Code of Central Act 32 of 1955 Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Superintend.ant of .-the Central Act 2 Of prison shall act on such warrant or order in accordance 197 4 with, and subject to, the provisions of the said Ac:t or Chapter XXll of the said Co~e, as the case may be : Provided that a warrant or order issued by a Court requiring the production of person in such Court in connection with any case shall not by itself, be a sufficient authority fat detaining such person in prison in com:iection with such case, and therefore, no person shall be kept detained in prison in connection with such case on the .... -strength of such a warrant or order alone unless there exists a separate warrant issued by such Court specifically directing such person to· be detained in custody in connection with such case. ·' CHAPTER~ XVII SOCIAL RELATION AND REHABILITATION