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(1) Executions shall take place at the following hours, namely – (a) November to February 8 A.M (b) March, April, September, and October 7 A.M. (c) May to August 6 A.M. (2) The Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall visit the condemned prisoner in his cell a few minutes before the hour fixed by the Superintendent for execution. The Superintendent shall then first identify the prisoner as the person named in the warrant and read over a translation of the warrant in vernacular to the prisoner. Any other documents requiring attestation by the prisoner, such as his will, shall thereafter be signed and attested in the presence of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall then proceed to the scaffold, the prisoner remaining in his cell. In the presence of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration), the hands of the convict shall next be pinioned behind his back. (3) The prisoner shall now be marched to the scaffold under the charge of the Deputy Superintendent (Administration) and guarded by a head-warder and six warders, two proceeding in front, two behind and one each holding either arm. (4) On the arrival of the prisoner at the scaffold where the Superintendent, Magistrates, and Medical Officer have already taken their places, the Superintendent shall inform the Magistrates that he has identified the prisoner and read the warrant over to him in vernacular. The prisoner shall then be made over to the executioner. (5) The prisoner shall now mount the scaffold and shall be placed directly under the beam to which the rope is attached, the warders still holding him by the arms. (6) The hangman shall next strap his legs tightly together, place the cap over his head and face and adjust the rope tightly around his neck, the noose being 3-4 centimeters to the right or left of the middle line and free from the flap of the cap. The Superintendent shall invariably see that the rope around the neck of the prisoner is adjusted properly and the knot is placed in the proper position. (7) The warders holding the condemned prisoner’s arms shall now withdraw and at a signal from the Superintendent, the hangman shall draw the bolt. 1302 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) Convict to be declared dead.