Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Prison reforms Under-trial Review Committee Section 436 436A CrPC |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (49 of 2003) Juvenile Justice (care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987) |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 |
Case Type | Writ Petition |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Others |
Headnote | Prison reforms: Present case pertaining to conditions of prisons in India - By instant order this Court held: Prisoners like all human beings deserve to be treated with dignity - To give effect to that, certain positive directions passed - Undertrial Review Committee in every District directed to hold meetings periodically and follow up the discussions with appropriate steps for release of undertrial prisoners and convicts - The Committee to also look into aspects pertaining to effective implementation of s.436 and s.436A of Cr.P.C - Member Secretary of State Legal Services Authority of every Stare directed to ensure that an adequate number of competent lawyers are empaneled to assist under trial prisoners and convicts - Secretary of District Legal Services Authority directed to look into the issue of release of under trial prisoners in compoundable offences - Jail Authorities directed to ensure proper and effective utilisation of available funds for improving quality living conditions of prisoners - Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure that Management Information System is in place at the earliest in all the Central and District Jails for women and conduct an annual review of implementation of Model Prison Manual 2016 - Remaining issues particularly those relating to unnatural deaths in jails, adequacy of staff and training of staff would be considered on next date of hearing - Constitution of India, 1950-Art.21 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss. 436, 436A, Model Prison Manual - Held: Is a detailed document consisting of as many as 32 chapters that deal with a variety of issues including custodial management, medical care, education of prisoners, vocational training and skill development programmes, legal aid, welfare of prisoners, after care and rehabilitation etc. Manual in case of juveniles - Notice issued to the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development to prepare a manual in respect of juveniles who are in custody either in observation Homes or Special Homes of Safety in terms of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur |
Neutral Citation | 2017 INSC 955 |
Petitioner | Re-inhuman Conditions In 1382 Prisons |
Respondent | Re-inhuman Conditions In 1382 Prisons |
SCR | [2016] 1 S.C.R. 1090 |
Judgement Date | 2016-02-05 |
Case Number | 406 |
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