Superintendent shall submit a copy of the proceedings of the inquiry to the Inspector General.. Escape en route. Rule195. If an escape occurs en route, intimation of i he same should be given as soon as possible to the nearest authorities and to the Superintendent of the prison from which the prisoner came, with a view to his recapture. If he is not immediately recaptured, his property and other documents shall be returned to the prison from which he was dispatched. Recapture of a prisoner who escapes on transfer. Rule196. A prisoner who escapes on transfer shall, recaptured, be sent to the prison from which he was dispatched. A report of the recapture of a prisoner shall b sent to the InspectorGeneral. Transfer of prisoners to Civil Hospitals in case of serious illness. Rule197. (i) Where it is necessary to remove a convicted prisoner or an under trial prisoner to hospital outside the prison for operative or other special treatment which cannot conveniently be given in the prison itself: (a) The orders of Government shall be obtained through the Inspector-General, in cases in which a convicted or under trial prisoner is to be admitted to the hospital for treatment provided that in, emergent cases the Superintendent of the prison is authorised to anticipate the sanction of Government and if he does so, he should make at immediate report through the Inspector-General. (b) In cases in which a convicted or under-trial prisoner is taken to hospital for treatment as an out-patient only or for X-ray examination, the Superintendent of the prison is empowered to authorise this visit himself. (ii) The discretion given to the Superintendent to anticipate the sanction of Government, does not apply to cases in which it is proposed to remove a prisoner to a hospital in another station. In such cases the orders of the Inspector General must be obtained in advance, and the Inspector General will make an immediate report to Government in all cases in which he allows prisoners to be so moved in anticipation of sanction. (iii) In all cases in which a prisoner is removed to a hospital foe the purpose of an operation, the removal should take 73

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