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Prisoner's Rights
DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Project Topic: RIGHTS OF PRISONERS

Submitted to: Submitted by:
Mr. P.K GAUTAM pratibha singh Faculty (Law) Roll No. 87 B.A.LL.B(Hons) V Semester

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to heartily thank our faculty of Cr.PC, Mr. Srivastava, for providing me with the opportunity for working over the topic of “Prisoners Rights”. For any work to be successfully completed, a prime requirement is that of leadership and guidance. I must mention that Mr. P.K.Gautam , ever ready to give me a helping hand. It was under her guidance that I have been able to focus on the research questions which otherwise would have been vague and unsatisfactory. He helped me at every possible stage over this project and also encouraged me to go into deeper research.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. RIGHTS OF PRISONERS, UNDER-TRIALS AND ARRESTED PERSONS

2.1 Right of Prisoners 2.2 For undertrials 2.3 For arrested persons

3. COMMITTEE ON PRISONER’S RIGHT

4. PRISONS: PRESENT POSITION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

5. CONCLUSION

6. REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION

1. INTRODUCTORY
The rule of law meets with its Waterloo when the States minions become law-breakers and so the court as the sentinel of the nation and the voice of the Constitution, runs down the violators with its writ and secures compliance with human rights even behind iron bars and by prison warders. [1]

Arrest has far reaching consequences; the social status and dignity of an individual suspect becomes at stake, even his

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