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(1) If any prisoner awaiting sentence of death shows signs of mental illness which, in the opinion of the Medical Officer, are not feigned, or which require observation to determine whether they are feigned or not, the circumstance shall at once be reported to the Government, through the Director General along with the following documents, namely – (a) nominal roll of the prisoner; (b) copy of the warrant under which he is confined (in duplicate); and (c) Medical Officer’s certificate in the prescribed form. NOTE.- A copy of the judgment shall also be sent as soon as possible. (2) If the Government orders the appointment of a Special Medical Board to examine the mental condition of a convict sentenced to death, he shall be kept under observation in the prison by the doctor in charge of the nearest psychiatric or similar institution or the Civil Surgeon for ten days or longer, if considered necessary, before an examination by the Special Medical Board. (3) As soon as possible, after the Special Medical Board is appointed and the convict is placed under observation, the Superintendent shall obtain the history of such convict from institutions or individuals with whom he has had contacts. The psychiatrist, under whose observation the convict is kept pending examination by the Special Medical Board, shall furnish the Superintendent with a questionnaire for collection of required information. Factual material concerning the mental condition of the convict shall be obtained either from records or from eye-witnesses including the officer who arrested him. For an estimation of the convict’s state of mind just prior to, at the time of, and soon after the commission of the offence, the reports shall be obtained from eye-witnesses including relatives of the convict. NOTE.- Evidence regarding the behavior of the prisoner at the time of the trial and especially during examination in court may be available from the proceedings of the court including the evidence and the case file and the judgment. Reports on the convict shall be obtained from individuals who have been in contact with him during his remand and subsequent detention in the prison. While collecting this information, utmost care shall be taken to see that the objective with which it is collected is not divulged. Requisite care shall also be taken to not overlook the fact that the relatives of the convict are likely to be especially interested and the information supplied by them shall be used with the greatest care. (4) As soon as the doctor or Civil Surgeon referred in sub rule-(3) is ready with his report, he shall place all the records before the Special Medical Board. The President of the Special Medical Board shall forward the proceedings of the Board together with their own opinion to the Government through the Director General. (5) On receipt of orders of the Government, the Superintendent shall give effect to them. If they direct that the sentence of death shall be carried out, the Superintendent shall immediately send a written intimation to the Sessions Judge who issued the warrant for the execution of sentence of death, for issuing a revised warrant of execution. 1300 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Description and testing of rope and gallows.