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(1) Every prisoner under sentence of death shall, immediately on his arrival in the prison after sentence, be searched by, or by order of the Deputy Superintendent (Security), and all articles shall be taken from him, which the Deputy Superintendent (Security) considers dangerous or inexpedient to leave in his possession. (2) Every prisoner sentenced to death, whose appeal against conviction and sentence is pending or who has not exhausted all the remedies available to him under any law such as mercy petition, review petition, or a curative petition, shall be confined with other prisoners. (3) A prisoner under sentence to death shall be kept in prison like other prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment till the expiry of every stage of appeal or petition. Information liable to be conveyed to prisoner.