Prison Law: Employment in Prison for Prisoners
The prison act, 1894 regulate the law relating to administration of Prions in India. Among others provisions, it also provides the regulations for employment of prisoners in prison. This article…
Prison Laws: Offences in Prison by Prisoners
The prison act, 1894 regulate the law relating to administration of Prions in India. Among other provisions, it also specifies offences that will include under prison offence. If any prisoner…
Prison Laws- Administration of Prisons in India
THE administration of prisons in India is governed by the rule embedded in Prison Act, 1894. The Prison act was enacted to regulate the law relating to prisons administration in…
Prison Laws- What is done with a prisoner when he is sent to Prison after conviction?
The prison act, 1894 was enacted to provide the law for the administration of Prisons. Among all provisions, it also makes the provisions for the admission, removal and discharge of…
Prison Laws: The officers who are incharge of Prison Administration
The prison act, 1894 was enacted to provide the law for the administration of Prisons. Among other provisions, it also makes the provision for the officers who will have responsibility…
Classification of Prisoners- Is it legal to classify Prisoners in ‘Better’ and ‘Ordinary’ class?
Generally, we see that police adopts different behavior for different type of prisoners. But, is this legal under Indian law to do so? Supreme Court had the occasion to end…
Detention Jurisprudence- Is it legal to handcuff an under trial prisoner?
In the case of Prem Shankar Shukla v. Delhi Administration(1980), the supreme court met the chance to consider the question of the handcuffing to under trial prisoners. This petition came…
Explained: Section 13 and 18 of Criminal Procedure Code- Provisions for Special Magistrate
Section 13 and 18 of the code Section 13 contemplates appointment of Special Judicial Magistrates by the High Court if requested by the Central or the State Government so to…
Change in Laws- How Honorary magistrate became Special magistrate after 1973
Before the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, a system of Honorary Magistrate in addition to regular stipendiary Magistrates was available. These Honorary Magistrates came from all walks of…
When PIL was filed to appoint special judicial magistrates to dispose petty cases
Kadra Pahadiya v. State of Bihar, (1997) This was the case of Kadra Pahadiya v. State of Bihar, (1997), Where a Public Interest petition was filed to Supreme Court to…