PRISONERS RIGHTS UNDER INDIAN CONSTITUTION

Legal Studies

Criminals are found every system of the world and therefore there is no any crimes free Country in the world. The prison system was developed in all the societies throughout the globe, and to check the system and reduce the rate of crime. Indian prison system is not much developed because the traditions, culture and the poor economic conditions have prevented the jail administration to evolve the better models of prison management. The condition of prisoners in India is very bad. In India management, administration and treatment of prisoners have been much depends on old Prison Act 1894 and also in various other national and international provisions. Though, various committees have worked upon prison reforms along with prison manuals which include the executive instructions issued by the Inspector General of Prisons from time to time for the guidance of prison personnel. The Constitution of India also provides any provisions with respect to prison system and inmates, but there are drastic violations of human rights of prisoners in India. Indian Judiciary like every country has an obligation and a Constitutional role to protect Human Rights of citizens. As per the mandate of the Constitution of India, this function is assigned to the superior judiciary namely the Supreme Court of India and High courts. In the light of above theme this article presents problems of prisoners and constitutional provisions judicial trends and reports of various committees for the protection of the rights of prisoners in India.

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