Essay on the Problems of Undertrial Prisoners in India. The problem of undertrial prisoners has assumed new proportions in recent years. Thousands of undertrial prisoners are languishing in various jails in different States for periods much longer than the maximum term for which they could have been sentenced, if convicted. Many of them are innocent persons who are caught in [...]
Essay on Judicial Mandates Regarding Prisoners & Detenues ! The Supreme Court in its endeavour to ensure distributive justice in prisons has upheld the fundamental rights of detenues and prisoners in prison settings. The judicial mandates dealing with some of these aspects may be stated as follows:— (1) The prison administrators have no power to add additional punishment to the [...]
Essay on the Important Rights of Prisoners (312 Words) ! A convict lodged in a prison is not denuded of all his fundamental rights though it is true that he does not enjoy all the fundamental rights like other persons because of the fetters imposed on him in accordance with the law. The High Court of M.P. in S.P. Anand [...]