Jail Manual

Can Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is presently in judicial custody in Tihar Jail in connection with the excise policy case, run the government from prison?

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.

Alleging amendments in jail manual, Amar Jyoti, the Bihar in-charge of Bhim Army's Bharat Ekta Mission, on Wednesday moved Patna High Court against the state government's order releasing former MP and life convict Anand Mohan and 26 others.

The jail manual on the handling of undertrials will be followed in the case of actor Sheezan Khan, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of co-actor Tunisha Sharma, authorities informed a court in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday.

Launching an attack on the AAP amid the row over videos from the prison cell of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, the BJP today said AAP leader Manish Sisodia must read the jail manual, as "you never know who enjoys the hospitality next

Married women prisoners will soon be able to wear a "mangalsutra" and observe festivals like Karva Chauth and Teej in Uttar Pradesh jails, according to provisions of the new jail manual, which will replace the colonial-era rules in the state.

With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.

A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed on Monday in the Jharkhand High Court against the alleged jail manual violations and "misuse" of the bungalow of RIMS Hospital director by former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav.

A team of senior police officers on Sunday inspected the ward where jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.

Amidst allegations of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad talking to his political associates over phone in violation of jail manual, authorities inspected his ward on Tuesday, but said they did not find anything objectionable.

Lalu Yadav, jailed in Jharkhand on Saturday after being convicted in a corruption case, has been to prison six times before, twice in the state's capital Ranchi. But never before has he had to contend with a jail manual being followed in letter and spirit.

The Delhi Police today arrested the manager of an ashram run by jailed self-styled godman Rampal in outer Delhi for alleged negligence, a day after two of his followers died while manually cleaning a septic tank there.

A British man who stored material about missile systems on data sticks disguised as cufflinks and created an extensive online manual for members of Islamic State was sentenced to eight years' jail on Tuesday.

A person convicted for rape will not be eligible for furlough under an amended prison manual notified in Maharashtra. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has notified 30 new amendments to the jail manual, including exclusion of rape convicts from being eligible for furlough.

Can Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is presently in judicial custody in Tihar Jail in connection with the excise policy case, run the government from prison?

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.

Alleging amendments in jail manual, Amar Jyoti, the Bihar in-charge of Bhim Army's Bharat Ekta Mission, on Wednesday moved Patna High Court against the state government's order releasing former MP and life convict Anand Mohan and 26 others.

The jail manual on the handling of undertrials will be followed in the case of actor Sheezan Khan, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of co-actor Tunisha Sharma, authorities informed a court in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday.

Launching an attack on the AAP amid the row over videos from the prison cell of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, the BJP today said AAP leader Manish Sisodia must read the jail manual, as "you never know who enjoys the hospitality next

Married women prisoners will soon be able to wear a "mangalsutra" and observe festivals like Karva Chauth and Teej in Uttar Pradesh jails, according to provisions of the new jail manual, which will replace the colonial-era rules in the state.

With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.

A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed on Monday in the Jharkhand High Court against the alleged jail manual violations and "misuse" of the bungalow of RIMS Hospital director by former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav.

A team of senior police officers on Sunday inspected the ward where jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.

Amidst allegations of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad talking to his political associates over phone in violation of jail manual, authorities inspected his ward on Tuesday, but said they did not find anything objectionable.

Lalu Yadav, jailed in Jharkhand on Saturday after being convicted in a corruption case, has been to prison six times before, twice in the state's capital Ranchi. But never before has he had to contend with a jail manual being followed in letter and spirit.

The Delhi Police today arrested the manager of an ashram run by jailed self-styled godman Rampal in outer Delhi for alleged negligence, a day after two of his followers died while manually cleaning a septic tank there.

A British man who stored material about missile systems on data sticks disguised as cufflinks and created an extensive online manual for members of Islamic State was sentenced to eight years' jail on Tuesday.

A person convicted for rape will not be eligible for furlough under an amended prison manual notified in Maharashtra. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has notified 30 new amendments to the jail manual, including exclusion of rape convicts from being eligible for furlough.