Denying phone calls to terror, MCOCA accused not arbitrary: Delhi HC
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi, Denying regular telephonic and electronic communication to prisoners facing terror, MCOCA and other heinous charges was prima facie not arbitrary, the Delhi High Court said recently. Denying phone calls to terror, MCOCA accused not arbitrary: Delhi HC A bench of former acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said Rule 631 of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, clearly indicated such facilities were denied to prisoners "in the interest of public safety and order" and added the guiding principles couldn't be faulted. "Prima facie, the denial of regular telephonic and electronic communication to a prisoner who is involved in terrorist activities and offences such as under the MCOCA and Public Safety Act without adequate safeguards, cannot be considered as arbitrary or unreasonable," read the court order passed on January 16. Rule 631 of Delhi Prison Rules includes those allegedly involved in offences against the state, terrorist activities, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, National Security Advisor, Public Safety Act and other heinous offences.
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