Rule157. Subject to the limitation of the length of sentences, adult male prisoners will ordinarily be confined in the prisons to which they are committed or transferred to other prisons in accordance with the policy of transfer of prisoners which will be framed by the Inspector General. Power of Inspector General as to detention and transfers. Rule158. Nothing contained in these rules regarding the confinement of prisoners in prisons, shall be deemed in any way to interfere with the powers of the Inspector General to direct, in his discretion, by general or special order, that any class or classes of prisoners shall be confined in or transferred to any prison or class of prisons. Transfer of prisoners for purpose (s) of release. Rule159. Every P.R.T. prisoner shall be transferred to the prison of his home district thirty days to his release. Sanction of the Inspector General is not necessary for such transfers. COMMENTS Human right case. Jail Authorities are obliged to transfer before his release. Keeping a prisoner nearer to his home district, therefore, is quite in accord with the Rules. Inspector General (Prisons) is vested with vast discretion to direct: by general of special order that any class of prisons. Supreme Court observed that Authorities of all the four Provinces should follow a uniform policy as far as practicable, to keep the prisoners nearer to their home districts which besides being in consonance with the spirit of the Rules would go a long way to alleviate human problem. Rule 159 of the Pakistan Prison Rules makes it obligatory on the Jail Authorities to transfer a prisoner to the prison of his home district 30 days before his release. Therefore, keeping a prisoner nearer to his home district is quite in accord with the spirit of the Prison Rules. Procedure when P.R.T. prisoner is unfit to travel. Rule160. If a P.R.T. prisoner is unfit for transfer on account of illness thirty days before release, he shall be transferred if he recovers in time and is fit to undertake the journey. If he remains unfit till the date of his release, the Superintendent of Police of his" district, and the local Superintendent of Police shall be informed and the prisoner shall be released in the usual way. Prisoner not ordinarily to be transfer Rule161 (i) Subject to the provisions of rule 152, prisoners 61