SC Bars Gender Bias in Open Prisons
Why in the News ? The Supreme Court has ruled that exclusion of female prisoners from Open Correctional Institutions (OCIs) is unconstitutional and amounts to gender-based discrimination, directing States and […]
Court Affirms Fundamental Rights of Undertrials
Why in the News? A Delhi court ruled that undertrials retain their fundamental rights, granting former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan weekly e-mulakat and phone call access despite his custody under […]