NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought response from Director General of Police (Prisons) of 10 states, together with Assam, on the factor of alleged violation of human rights of prisoners awarded death sentence.
The DGPs (prisons) have additionally been asked to reply on the factor of solitary confinement, criminal illustration, visitation rights of prisoners' households and psychiatric consultation of death row convicts.
A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked DGP (prisons) of the 10 states - Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar - to reply to the letter of amicus curiae suggest Gaurav Agarwal, who has raised the issue of alleged violation of prison guide and human rights of death row prisoners.
"We would require the Director General (Prisons) to respond to the communication sent by amicus curiae since it concerns human rights of prisoners who are in custody and who have been awarded death sentence," the bench said. The bench has sought the replies by way of May eight.
Agarwal has written a letter to officers of the 10 states after Anup Surendranath, an assistant professor at National Law University in Delhi, moved the apex court docket with an interlocutory software looking for intervention on the alleged violation of rights of prisoners. He had raised various issues about violation of certain provisions of state prison manuals and human rights of prisoners ,especially those had been awarded death penalty.
As a follow-up to Surendranath's software, Agarwal wrote to the involved DGP (prisons) on March 13, looking for their responses to the issues involved.
The apex court docket had earlier voiced worry on the factor of overcrowding of prisons around the nation, announcing prisoners have human rights and they may be able to't be saved like animals. It had termed the placement as "extremely unfortunate" and said it's used to be "complete lack of commitment" on a part of state government and union territories towards human rights of prisoners.
The top court docket is listening to a question with regards to inhuman conditions prevailing in 1,382 prisons around the nation.
The Supreme Court had on February 21 asked the National Legal Services Authority to appear into the issue of overcrowding of prisons and furnish figures in regards to the population in jails the place occupancy used to be over 150% as on December 31 ultimate 12 months prior to it. It had earlier expressed surprise on the huge number of other folks languishing in jails in "complete violation" in their rights despite recommendations for their release by way of the criminal services authority and had termed the placement as unacceptable. PTI
The DGPs (prisons) have additionally been asked to reply on the factor of solitary confinement, criminal illustration, visitation rights of prisoners' households and psychiatric consultation of death row convicts.
A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked DGP (prisons) of the 10 states - Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar - to reply to the letter of amicus curiae suggest Gaurav Agarwal, who has raised the issue of alleged violation of prison guide and human rights of death row prisoners.
"We would require the Director General (Prisons) to respond to the communication sent by amicus curiae since it concerns human rights of prisoners who are in custody and who have been awarded death sentence," the bench said. The bench has sought the replies by way of May eight.
Agarwal has written a letter to officers of the 10 states after Anup Surendranath, an assistant professor at National Law University in Delhi, moved the apex court docket with an interlocutory software looking for intervention on the alleged violation of rights of prisoners. He had raised various issues about violation of certain provisions of state prison manuals and human rights of prisoners ,especially those had been awarded death penalty.
As a follow-up to Surendranath's software, Agarwal wrote to the involved DGP (prisons) on March 13, looking for their responses to the issues involved.
The apex court docket had earlier voiced worry on the factor of overcrowding of prisons around the nation, announcing prisoners have human rights and they may be able to't be saved like animals. It had termed the placement as "extremely unfortunate" and said it's used to be "complete lack of commitment" on a part of state government and union territories towards human rights of prisoners.
The top court docket is listening to a question with regards to inhuman conditions prevailing in 1,382 prisons around the nation.
The Supreme Court had on February 21 asked the National Legal Services Authority to appear into the issue of overcrowding of prisons and furnish figures in regards to the population in jails the place occupancy used to be over 150% as on December 31 ultimate 12 months prior to it. It had earlier expressed surprise on the huge number of other folks languishing in jails in "complete violation" in their rights despite recommendations for their release by way of the criminal services authority and had termed the placement as unacceptable. PTI
SC seeks Assam reply on 'rights violation' of death row convicts
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