shall be returned to the Sessions Judge who issued it for altering the place of execution on the warrant. (iii) If a condemned prisoner is executed in a prison other than his home-district prison, his dead body, if .claimed by relations, shall be transported to his home at Government expense. In case it is not claimed by relatives, it shall be buried in the prison graveyard. (i) For a prisoner under 100 Kgs. weight = 7 (ii) For a prisoner under 100 Lbs. weight = 7 feets (iii) For a prisoner under 120 Lbs. weight = 6 feets (iv) For a prisoner under 140 Lbs. weight = 5 1/2 feets (v) For a prisoner under 160 Lbs. weight = 5 feets. Height =5'=5" Neck =0 = 9" [ 4' = 8" Weight Drop = 135 Lbs. 5'=6" 4' = 8" = 0 = 10 Punjab Amendment: In rule 354, for sub-rule (iii) the following shall be substituted as:"(iii) Dead body of any prisoner who dies in jail or any condemned prisoner who is executed shall be transported to his home at Government expense. In case it is not claimed by relatives it shall be buried in the Prison graveyard." Description and testing of rope. Rule355. (i) A manilla or cotton rope 2 Cm.-5 Mm. in diameter shall be used for executions. At least five such ropes in serviceable condition shall be maintained at every prison where executions are to take place. The rope should be 5M-80Cm. in length, well twisted and fully stretched. It should be of uniform thickness capable of passing readily through the noose ring and sufficiently strong to bear the strain of 127 Kilograms with a 2 M13 Cm. drop. (ii) The ropes and gallows shall be tested in the presence of the Superintendent, one day before the date fixed for execution. If a rope does not pass the test, another one shall be substituted and tested. 130

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