Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
The Magistrate or the Judge should give sufficient notice to the undertrial accused person in jail about the subsequent case pending against the accused person so that he may get sufficient opportunity of defending himself. On production of accused from the jail, the Magistrate or the Judge concerned should ascertain as to whether sufficient opportunity is given to accused to get in touch with his relatives or his advocate. The Magistrate or Judge should commence hearing only after accused person had sufficient opportunity for that.