- In the case of a female under sentence of death -(a)the prisoner shall be guarded by female warders who shall not be provided with batons;(b)the search of the prisoner shall be conducted by the matron or a female warder without the presence of any male official but the cell shall be examined by the Deputy Superintendent;(c)the food shall be distributed by a female warder in the presence of the Deputy Superintendent; and(d)the prisoner shall not be handcuffed when she is allowed into the cell-yard.
