“Even Prisoner Who Committed Heinous Crime Entitled To Be Treated As Human”: Madras HC Allows Convicts To Attend Mother's Death Ceremony
Live LawGranting leave to two convicts who were accused in an NDPS case, the Madras High Court recently observed that even prisoners who had committed heinous crimes were entitled to be treated as human beings which was a right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that rules regarding ordinary leave to prisoners were meant to bring consistency while granting leave but these rules had to be mended when it came to the relationship between a mother and son. The court was hearing a plea seeking directions to the Superintendent of Central Prison to grant leave of five days to the petitioner's son and grandson to attend the death ceremony of her daughter. The Additional Public Prosecutor objected to the petition and informed the court that as per Clause H of Rule 21 of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules 1982, the category of prisoners convicted for heinous offenses was not entitled to ordinary leave.
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