GP Rules 372Chapter XVIII · Prison Offences and Punishments
Section 372 · Medical Officer to certify fitness of prisoner for imposition of handcuffs
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No punishment of imposition of handcuffs shall be executed until the prisoner to whom such punishment has been awarded has been examined by the Medical Officer, who, if he considers the prisoner fit to undergo the punishment shall certify accordingly in the appropriate column of the punishment book prescribed in section 12 of the Act.(2)
If the Medical Officer considers that the prisoner is unfit to undergo the punishment, he shall, in like manner, record his opinion in writing and shall state whether he is absolutely unfit for punishment of the kind awarded or whether he considers any modification necessary. In the latter case, he shall state to what extent the prisoner can withstand the punishment without injury to his health.Your private note on this section
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