Admission of prisoners

(1) The officer in-charge of a prison shall receive and detain a person duly committed to his custody, under this Act or otherwise, by any Court or any competent authority, according to the exigency of any writ, warrant or order by which such person has been committed to the prison or until such person is discharged or removed in due course of law. (2) The officer in-charge of the prisoner shall, after the execution of such a writ, warrant or order or after the release of the detained person, return it to the Court by which it was issued along with a valid signed certificate showing how it has been executed or why the detained person is released from custody before its execution. (3) The officer in-charge of the prison shall take action to give effect to any sentence or order passed or issued or a warrant issued for custody of any person, by any Court or any competent authority. (4) Where officer in-charge of a prison has any doubt as to the validity of a warrant or order sent for execution, he shall refer the matter to the concerned Court for confirmation. (5) Pending a reference made under sub-section (4), the prisoner may be taken into custody in such manner and with such restriction as may be specified in the warrant or order. (6) No person shall be admitted into a prison for detention otherwise than under the production of a lawful warrant or under any order of commitment addressed to the officer-in-charge of a prison by a Court or any other competent authority.