Aurangabad: Aurangabad bench from the Bombay High Court on Friday directing justice judges (CJM) to do facts search exercises by personally visiting Prison Aurangabad on Saturday to verify convicted claims constantly stored in solitary confinement for two years and four months.
CJM must submit a report on the discovery of facts on January 31, the court said.
HC bench Jadhav VK justice and justice Sandipkumar more also direct the Dean of the Medical College and Hospital government (GMCH) to form a team of three members, including a psychiatrist, to medically check inmates, Imran Shaikh alias Imran Mehedi, and check your cell area where The convict claims it has been stored under insulation imprisonment.
A doctor and an expert will also be part of a team of three members.
The High Court has directed the CJM to check the cell and took a photographer to gather evidence as part of the fact search practice.
“We further directed respondents to immediately shift inmates …
to other cells in prison from insulation imprisonment and submit a report to the registrant (Judicial) this court immediately,” said the bench, directed the notification to the respondents including prison and country authorities.
“We were surprised to read the allegations made in the petition (submitted by Mehedi’s wife, Shikik Ruheena), and also in the representation submitted by prisoners themselves.
Although in terms of the provisions of Part 46 (10) of the prisoner law, cellular imprisonment cannot be given exceeding The 14-day period is eligible by the provisions and explanation.
However, the Petitioner’s husband …
stored in continuous insulation cells for the past 2 years and 4 months, “HC said.
The replacitioners through his lawyer Rupesh Jaiswal argued that Mehed’s physical and mental condition had deteriorated because of prolonged confinement and he lost the ability to communicate with humans in the right way.