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Prisoner to surrender himself on the expiration of the period otherwise liable to be arrested.—(1) On the expiry of the period for which a prisoner was released temporarily under sub-section (1) of section 55, or on parole under sub- section (1) of section 56, he shall surrender himself to the officer in charge of the prison from which he was released. (2) If a prisoner fails to surrender himself as required by sub-section (1), he may be arrested by any Police Officer without a warrant and produced 1[before a Judicial Magistrate]1 who shall remand him to undergo the unexpired portion of the sentence.