law: Prisoners Act, 1900
  12. Custody pending hearing by High Court under section
  
  350 of the Code of Civil Procedure of application for insolvency
  The High Court may, pending the hearing, under 8section 350 of
  
  the code of Civil Procedure of any application for a declaration for a
  
  insolvency, cause the judgment-debtor concerned to be delivered to the
  
  Superintendent, subject of the provisions as to release on security of 8section
  
  349 of the said Code, and the superintendent shall detain the said judgment
  
  debtor in safe custody until he is re-delivered to an officer of the High Court
  
  for the purpose of being taken before it in pursuance of its order, or until he
  
  is released in sue course of law.