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State of Punjab - Section

Section 783 in Punjab Jail Manual, 1996

783. Regulation of the "drop".

- The following scale of drop proportioned to the weight of the prisoner, is given for general guidance, the Superintendent must use his discretion and be guided by the advice of the Medical Officer and the physical condition of the prisoner -
For a prisoner under 100 lbs weight 7 ft.
" "   120 " 6"
" "   140 " 05/01/02
" "   160 " 5"
Note. - The "drop" is the length of the rope from a point on the rope opposite the angle of the lower jaw of the criminal as he stands on the scaffold, to the point where the rope is embraced in the noose after allowing for the construction of the neck that takes place in hanging.