Reviving outdated PILs, HC seeks report on situation of jails throughout Odisha
2 min read By Express News Service
CUTTACK: Reviving an over 14-year-old PIL together with one other filed six years in the past, the Orissa High Court has directed the district collectors within the State to submit an in depth report on the situation of jails inside their jurisdiction.
The division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray stated, “Between March 15 and April 16, the district magistrates will make a surprise visit to the jails within their jurisdiction in coordination with the Secretary of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) or Taluk Legal Services Committee (TLSC) as the case may be and submit a joint report to this Court. Preferably, these visits should be unannounced.”
The Court issued the order on the 2 petitions that had raised points over the human rights of inmates of jails within the State together with circle jails, district jails, particular jails, particular sub-jails, open air jails, sub-jails and jail for girls.
The Court had appointed Gautam Mishra as Amicus Curiae within the matter.
In the order issued on March 9, a replica of which was out there on Saturday, the bench stated, “The State government will also organise at least one medical inspection of each of the district jails and sub-jails in the State by a team of professionals within the aforementioned period and the reports of such visits will also be placed before the Court on the next date”.
The matter has been posted to April 27 for listening to together with the report.
The Court additionally anticipated the report to incorporate the situation of prisoners, problems with overcrowding, standing of set up of CCTVs within the jails and rampant use of narcotics and cell phones contained in the jails.
The Court additionally directed the Member Secretary, Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) to assemble info in shut coordination with the IG of Prisons on the variety of prisoners who’ve been unable to be launched, regardless of being granted bail, on account of their incapability to furnish bail bonds.
