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(1) When a convict with mental illness has become of sound mind, and an order has been issued by the Government for his return to prison, the time during which he was detained in the mental health establishment shall be reckoned as sentence undergone. (2) In case a convict completes his sentence while undergoing treatment in a mental health establishment, he shall be released from the mental health establishment by the medical officer in charge when the person is cured and the treatment is over and he shall be handed over to his family. The medical officer in charge shall inform the Superintendent concerned about such release. Return of prisoner with mental illness to prison.