Prisoner’s Amelioration under the Anatomy of Constitution of India

Abstract

Hate the crime and not the criminal. These humongous words of Mahatma Gandhi hold great relevance in today’s contemporary society where imprisonment as a punishment is spreading its tentacles at a great spree and human rights violations seems to be recurrent. Human rights consist of myriad rights that are considered minimal for the human existence. The doctrinal concept of the term human rights plays a very significant role in the lives of all human beings. A prisoner is an individual who is restrained to enjoy his liberty and is captured under the prisons or the detention centers for the violation of rule of law of the country. There has been a drastic transposition during past decade with respect to the increasing consciousness amongst the masses with respect to the desperate need to bring about prison reforms as prisoners are considered to one ostracized segment of the society whose human rights are gravely violated and their voices often go unheard several times. The authors try to elucidate the constitutional provisions and safeguards, various judicial interpretations and guidelines issued by the honourable courts for the upliftment of the rights of the prisoners.