13. Action to be done in the event of death of Detainee or  Prisoner :
(1) If any Detainee or Prisoner dies and the government doctor certifies his/her death after examination, the Jailer shall execute a deed to that effect, as well as a deed on inventory of his/her entire property, witnessed by the guard soldier who is on duty at that time and by at least Four Detainees or Prisoners, if available, credit the property of the deceased Detainee or Prisoner to the security deposit and give information thereof to the Office or Court through
which he/she has been detained or imprisoned and to the heir to the deceased Detainee or Prisoner.
(2) If the heir applies for the property of the deceased Detainee or Prisoner within Thirty Five days, except the time required for journey, after the service of the information as referred to in Sub- section (1), the said heir shall be provided with the said property by fulfilling the prescribed procedures. If no heir applies within the said
time-limit, such property shall be auctioned and proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the cash revenue and paid to the government fund.
(3) If the heir to a deceased Detainee or Prisoner wishes to take away the dead body, the dead body shall be handed over to the heir unless it is necessary to do otherwise. If the heir does not so take away the dead body or there is no heir, action shall be taken as prescribed