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Women Prisoners In Custody Getting Pregnant, Calcutta HC Urged To ‘Bar’ Entry Of Male Employees

While Hearing A Peculiar Case Of The Rising Number Of Pregnancies Among Female Prisoners During Their Custody Inside Prisons, The Calcutta High Court Was Urged To Bar The Entry Of...

While Hearing A Peculiar Case Of The Rising Number Of Pregnancies Among Female Prisoners During Their Custody Inside Prisons, The Calcutta High Court Was Urged To Bar The Entry Of Male Employees Of The Correctional Homes Inside The Enclosure Of Women Prisoners.

Women Prisoners In Custody Getting Pregnant, Calcutta HC Urged To ‘Bar’ Entry Of Male Employees

Why In The News?

  • While Hearing A Peculiar Case Of The Rising Number Of Pregnancies Among Female Prisoners During Their Custody Inside Prisons, The Calcutta High Court Was Urged To Bar The Entry Of Male Employees Of The Correctional Homes Inside The Enclosure Of Women Prisoners.
  • “It Is Interesting To Note That Women Prisoners, While In Custody, Are Getting Pregnant. Subsequently, Babies Are Born In Prisons. At Present, 196 Babies Are Staying In Different Prisons Of West Bengal,” Amicus Curiae Of All Correctional Homes In The State Informed The Calcutta High Court.
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Who Is Amicus Curiae?

  • An Amicus Curiae Is An Individual Or Organization Who Is Not A Party To A Legal Case, But Who Is Permitted To Assist A Court By Offering Information, Expertise, Or Insight That Has A Bearing On The Issues In The Case. Whether An Amicus Brief Will Be Considered Is Typically Under The Court’s Discretion.

What Do We Know?

  • After Placing Two Notes Before The Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench Of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam And Justice Supratim Bhattacharya, The Amicus Curiae Urged To Prohibit The Entry Of Male Staffers Of The Correctional Homes Inside The Enclosure Of Women Prisoners.
  • At Present The Matter Has Been Assigned To Another Division Bench In The High Court. The Next Hearing In The Case Will Be Held On Monday.
  • According To A Senior IPS Officer Of West Bengal Correctional Services, If A Woman With A Child Less Than Six Years Old Is Arrested, Then The Child Is Allowed To Stay With The Mother.
  • Expressing Concern Over The Matter, The IPS Officer Also Said That He Has No Information In This Regard And Assured Of Taking Strict Action If It Comes To His Notice.

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