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(1) If a prisoner is brought to the prison without a warrant or any unlawful order or the warrant is not in appropriate legal form or the warrant is found to contain material discrepancy in name or identification, the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall refuse to admit the prisoner and shall report the matter to the Superintendent, who in turn shall refer the matter to the Concerned court or the concerned District and Sessions Judge, by whose order he shall be further guided as to the treatment of the prisoner. (2) If, in any case, the Superintendent is in doubt as to the legality of any warrant or order of commitment received by him with any prisoner to be admitted to the prison or as to the competency of the person whose official seal and signature are affixed thereto, to pass the sentence and issue such warrant, he shall refer the matter to the concerned District and Sessions Judge under intimation to the Director General. (3) If any error or omission is found in any warrant or order of commitment, which in the opinion of the Superintendent is due to mere oversight or mistake or if the sentence or order passed, though within the competency of the court, tribunal or authority which passed it, is in any way defective in form or is otherwise irregular, the prisoner may be received subject to reference to such court, tribunal or authority as the case may be, for appropriate modification in the warrant or order Examination of warrant and notice of examination.