Light of constitutional liberties not reaching those behind dark walls of prisons: Allahabad High Court

The Court issued guidelines to ensure that prisoners have timely access to legal aid and bail pleas are not delayed. In matters of liberty, each moment is an eternity and there is no time to lose, the Court said.
Prisoners in jail
Prisoners in jail
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The Allahabad High Court recently lamented that while the nation celebrates “Amrit Kaal of Azaadi”, a class of citizens lead anonymized lives behind the “dark walls of prisons” where the light of Constitutional liberties does not penetrate [Ramu vs State of UP].

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