77.—(1) When any sentence of corporal punishment is passed under this Act upon any prisoner, he shall not be liable to more than one such sentence in respect of the act or acts, or omission or omissions, for which he has been sentenced.
(2) In no case shall a sentence of corporal punishment be passed upon a woman.
(3) In no case shall a sentence of corporal punishment in excess of 10 strokes with a light rattan be passed upon a juvenile.
(4) In no case shall a sentence of dietary or corporal punishment be inflicted upon any prisoner or juvenile until a medical certificate has been given to the effect that the prisoner or juvenile is in a fit condition of health to undergo the punishment.