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(1) Prisoners who fall sick in transit shall not be attached to other prisoners, but shall be allowed, while they remain sick, to travel separately. If during transit a prisoner becomes so ill as to be unable to continue his journey, he shall be taken to the nearest hospital, or to any place where there is a public dispensary, or to the nearest prison for treatment by a medical officer. A report of the circumstances shall immediately be made to the Superintendent of the transferring prison and of the prison to which the prisoner was being moved. (2) The Superintendent to which a sick prisoner in transit is taken, shall receive and detain him until he is well enough to proceed to his destination. The warrant and all papers connected with the prisoner shall be made over to the Superintendent of the prison at which he is detained, and a note of the circumstances of detention shall be made upon his history ticket. On recovery, he shall be forwarded to his destination with his papers, and a report of the dispatch of the prisoner shall be sent to the prison to which he is to be consigned and to the Director General. In the case of death, the facts and the date shall be noted on his warrant, which along with other papers and property accompanying him shall be returned to the prison from where he came. Death of prisoner before he can be received in any prison.