(ii) Prisoners on transfer shall be despatched by ordinary
passenger trains except when it may be necessary for special
reasons to despatch them by mail train.
Superior class prisoners may travel in a higher class.
Rule181. Normally third class railway accommodation shall
be provided for prisoners. Superior class prisoners may, however,
travel in second class and if they pay the difference in railway fare
both for themselves and for the Police escort they may be allowed
to travel in a higher class.
Adjustment of travelling expenses.
Rule182. (i) The expenses for the Police escort shall be paid
by the Police Department. All expenses connected with the
transfer of prisoners shall be borne by the despatching prison.
(ii) The Superintendent shall furnish the warder incharge or
the Police Officer, as the case may be, with a railway pass on the
credit note system or bus fare if a bus is requisitioned for the
prisoners and the warder if one accompanies the party. The
Superintendent of the receiving prison shall issue a railway pass
for the return journey of warder. In case the transfer is outside the
Province, the railway pass for the return journey should be issued
in advance by the despatching prison.
(iii) When reserved accommodation is requisitioned,
payment should be made according to the number of compartments
required for the whole party of guard and the prisoners irrespective
of the number carried in compartment at the rate of fares, on the
full marked carrying capacity of the compartment, subject to a
minimum charge of Rs.5 per compartment per journey.
(iv) Prisoners and guard, when the number of prisoners
does not exceed twelve shall be paid for at the ordinary rates for
the actual number travelled.
(v) When for any reason prisoners are conveyed by mail
train, higher rates chargeable for journeys by such trains, must be
paid.
(vi) The police will pay for their tickets in cash and a
railway pass for .the balance of tickets required shall be issued by
the Superintendent but no charges shall be made for police escort
provided with seats in compartment hired for prisoners.
(vii) An endeavour should be made to transfer prisoners in
such numbers at a time that the Prison Department may not be put
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