law: Prisoners Act, 1900
  13. Delivery of persons arrested in pursuance of warrant
  
  of High Court or Civil Court in presidency-town
  (1) Every person arrested in pursuance of a writ, warrant or
  
  order of the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction, or
  
  in pursuance of a warrant of any Civil Court established in a Presidency-town
  
  under any law or enactment for the time being in force, or in pursuance of a
  
  warrant under section 5, shall be brought without delay before the Court by
  
  which, or by a Judge of which, the writ, warrant or order was issued, awarded
  
  or made, or before a judge thereof, if the said Court, or of a Judge thereof,
  
  is sitting for the exercise of original jurisdiction.
  (2) If the said Court, or a judge thereof, is not then sitting
  
  for the exercise of the original jurisdiction, such person arrested as
  
  aforesaid shall, unless a Judge of the said Court otherwise directs, be
  
  delivered to the Superintendent for the intermediate custody, and shall be
  
  brought before the said Court, or a Judge thereof at the next sitting of the
  
  said Court, or of a Judge thereof for the exercise of original jurisdiction in
  
  order that such person may be dealt with according to law; and the said Court
  
  or Judge shall have power to make or award all necessary order or warrants for that
  
  purpose.