prison in which he was confined. The Superintendent of the police is responsible for providing escort and for the safe custody of prisoner till he is redelivered to the prison. Order to transmitted through the District Coordination Officer. Rule171. Subject to the provisions of section 37 and 39 of the Prisoners Act, 1900, when any prisoner, for whose attendance an order under section 41 of the same Act is made, is confined in any district other than that in which a court making or countersigning the order is situated, the order shall be sent by the court by which it is made to the [District Coordination Officer] within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the person is confined and the District Coordination Officer shall cause it to be delivered to the Superintendent of the prison in which the prisoner is confined. Intimation to the receiving prison. Rule172. When prisoners are transferred from, one prison to another, the 'Superintendent shall send intimation to the Superintendent to the receiving prison by a letter or a telegram as may be considered necessary, informing 'him of the date and the time 'of their arrival at destination. Scale of Police escort for prisoners. Rule173. The scale of police escort for prisoners is,— For one prisoner Two Constables. From two to four prisoners Two constables. From five to nine prisoners/ One head constable and three constable From ten to twelve prisoners One head constable and four constables. If the prisoner or prisoners are desperate' and dangerous, the Superintendent of Police furnishing; the escort may increase the strength at his discretion. Police escort shall be held responsible for the safe custody of prisoners until they are again made over to the prison. Prisoners to be handcuffed before removal. Rule174. Male prisoners except A Class prisoners and political detenues shall be handcuffed before removal from prison: Imposition of fetters on transfer. Rule175. (i) Prisoners admitted to Class "A or Class B' shall not wear fetters when traveling by rail or road unless the Superintendent of Police for reasons to be recorded in writing so requires. 64