(2)Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3), and the following rules, every newly convicted prisoner (including a prisoner committed under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) shall, during the period of appeal, be entitled to see his relatives or friends and communicate with them once a week or oftener at the discretion of the Superintendent for the purpose of enabling the prisoner to prepare or file an appeal or to arrange for procuring bail or security, or to arrange for payment of fine or to manage his property or other family affairs.