r Courts) R u t e S i 1 9 6 9 — The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955

r Courts) R u t e S i 1 9 6 9 ^ ^ ^ ^ ) Punjab Prisoners (Attendance , ^ ^ ^ ^ Published Notification n\No.No. G'Sf%C^ f%C^ / N O T IIC A T H O tf ers conferred by section 9 oftlle No. G.S.R. 7/CA 32/55/S.9/69 - In exerc.se: o f the Qf , 955)> the President o f India Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955 ( is pleased to make the following rules , Th. „ rL1|es may be called the Punjab Prisoners thih idiff , „ 1. Short title and commencement. - These r y j y w ith immediate effect. (Attendance in Courts) Rules, 1969 and shall come into Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise rcquiscs, (a) “ Act” means the Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955; (b) “ Section” means the section of the Act; (c) “ State Government” means the Government o f the Stale of Punjab; (d) “ Superintendent of prison” means the officer incharge o f prison; and (e) All other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as are respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900), as the case may be. Procedure for obtaining counter-signatures. [Sections 3 and 9 (2)(a)|. - Every order submitted to the District Magistrate or the District Judge for counter-signature under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Act shall be accompanied by a statement under the hand of the Presiding Officer of the subordinate court o f the facts which in his opinion render the order necessary and the District Magistrate or the District Judge, as the case may be, after considering such statement, countersign the order or decline to counter-sign it. How a declaration that person confined in prison is unfit to be removed is to be made. [Sections 6 and 9(2)(b)j. - When the person named in any order made under section 3 appears