By A Staff Reporter
IMPHAL | Nov 16
A one-day legal awareness programme was held today at Legal Aid Clinic, Manipur Central Jail, Imphal with an aim to give education about legal rights to jail inmates. It is being held in connection with the observation of Legal Services Campaign – ‘Connecting to serve’ from November 9 to 18.
The awareness programme was organised by Legal Aid Clinic, Manipur Central Jail, Imphal West and sponsored by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Imphal West.
District and sessions judge, Imphal West cum chairman of DLSA-IW, Maibam Manojkumar, chief judicial magistrate, IW cum secretary of DLSA IW, Lamkhanpou Tonsing, superintendent of Manipur Central Jail, Ch. Subhaschandra Singh and additional superintendent of MCJ, S. Touthang attended the programme as presidium members.
Advocate Ch. Momon Singh delivered a lecture on “Prisoners Right”. He observed that jail inmates face problems such as not getting trial, bail not being granted, inhuman treatment, lack of medical treatment and so on. He also highlighted on Prisoners Act, 1894, Model Manual Prison India and its beneficial provisions.
The Prisoners Act, 1894 sanctioned a medical doctor for jail inmates to maintain good health conditions, he cited.
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