Delhi High Court gave one-day jail and fine to 12 men for attacking court-appointed advocates during a raid in Kolkata fake Samsung phone market. The Court warned that disrespecting law and justice will not be tolerated.
![[Inhumane Prison Conditions] ‘Last Person Matters Most’: SC On Freeing Eligible Female Undertrial Prisoners](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-17-2.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
The Supreme Court instructed the Maharashtra Home Secretary to file an affidavit within two weeks explaining the lack of video conferencing for producing accused individuals in court. The affidavit must address the availability of facilities, allocated funds for installations, and their implementation status, following multiple trial postponements due to non-production.
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The Chief Justice of India criticized the Centre’s 2023 Model Law on Prisons for omitting caste-based discrimination prohibitions. He ruled that inequality in prisons is unconstitutional, emphasizing equal treatment for all inmates. The judgment highlighted the need for reforms, rejecting caste-based classifications that hinder rehabilitation and violate constitutional rights.
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The Supreme Court Today (Oct 3) made it clear that caste-based discrimination in prisons across the country would not be tolerated and registered a suo motu case to monitor the issue The plea referred to the Kerala Prison Rules and said they lay down a distinction between a habitual and a re-convicted convict, holding that those who are by habit a robber, house breaker, dacoit or thief should be classified and separated from other convict.