Rule187. (i) A warder shall accompany prisoners on transfer when their number exceeds twenty-five. He shall be incharge of the Government property, documents and private effects of the prisoners. (ii) The Deputy Superintendent must satisfy himself, before the prisoners leave the prison, that all necessary arrangements have been made to provide them with the means if water-supply, food, etc en route and that the warder accompanying them understands his duties in this connection. Duties of Warder or Police Officer incharge of prisoners. Rule188. The presence of a warder does not affect the responsibility of the Police escort for the safe custody of the prisoners on transfer. The duties of the warder shall be:(a) to arrange and provide the prisoners with food and water when necessary. He shall carry enough buckets or earthen pitchers for storing water; (b) to preserve carefully and be responsible for the safe custody and safe delivery of the documents and property of all sorts sent with the prisoners; to return safely to the prison from which the party was dispatched, the clothing and other Government property sent with the prisoners; (c) (d) to obtain receipts from the Assistant Superintendents incharge of admissions of the receiving prison for the prisoners' property and documents made over to him; (e) to take every precaution to secure the immunity of the prisoners from sickness and injury; and (f) to allow only the authorised food in the journey. Documents etc. to be examined on arrival. Rule189. On the arrival of the prisoners at their destination, the Assistant Superintendent incharge of admission shall examine carefully, the warrants, history tickets, the lists of property, both Government and private, compare these with the property actually received and shall furnish the necessary receipts. Receipts for prisoners, etc., Government property to be returned. Rule190. The receiving prison shall duly acknowledge 71

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