law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  268.Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of
  
  section 267.-
  (1) The State Government may, at any time,
  
  having regard to the matters specified in sub-section (2), by general or special
  
  order, direct that any person or class of persons shall not be removed from the
  
  prison in which he or they may be confined or detained, and thereupon, so long
  
  as the order remains in force, no order made under section 267, whether before
  
  or after the order of the State Government, shall have effect in respect of
  
  such person or class of persons.
  (2) Before making an order under sub-section (1), the State Government shall
  
  have regard to the following matters, namely:-
  (a) the nature of the offence for which, or the grounds on which, the person or
  
  class of persons has been ordered to be confined or detained in prison;
  (b) the likelihood of the disturbance of public order if the person or class of
  
  persons is allowed to be removed from the prison;
  (c) the public interest, generally.