687. Illness of prisoner on transfer. Ultimate disposal.
- When a prisoner on transfer becomes so ill as to be unable to complete the journey, he should be left at the nearest Police station and taken, when sufficiently well to be moved, to the nearest jail or subsidiary jail where he shall be received. His warrant, property and all papers connected with him should be made over to the Superintendent of the Jail where he is detained who shall inform the Superintendents of the Jails from and to which the prisoner was preceding of the occurrence. On recovery, the prisoner shall be forwarded with his papers, etc., to his destination. In the case of death the fact, with date, shall be noted on his warrant, which with the other papers and property accompanying him shall be returned to the jail from whence he came.
