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Cells may be used for the following purposes, namely :- (a) carrying out sentences of solitary confinement ordered on a warrant; (b) separate and cellular confinement of prisoners as a prison punishment; (c) separation of prisoners; (d) medical observation and separation of prisoners suspected of malingering, causing sickness or injury to themselves by use of deleterious substances, or who are suffering or suspected to be suffering from any communicable disease; (e) confinement of prisoners condemned to death; (f) separation of transgender prisoners; (g) confinement of foreigners; (h) segregation of prisoners who are instigators, or who are of violent or dangerous characters and are potential risks to prison security or discipline; 1268 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) (i) segregation of prisoners of opposite groups; (j) confinement of high-risk prisoners; (k) separation and security of prisoners who have a threat to their life or limb from other prisoners. Occupancy in a cell.