Context
Recently, the Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad stating that the relief of interim bail is granted in the peculiar facts that the appellant happens to ‘be a lady’.
This brief aims to analyse the Lives of India’s Women Prisoners and how do they become a forgotten and shunned part of Indian society.
Background
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Analysis
What are the special conditions for women allowing Bail?
Do you Know? When a police officer requires the attendance of any person who he believes is acquainted with a case under investigation, the person has to appear before the officer (Section 160). However, no woman shall be required to do so at any place other than the place in which she resides. |
Need for Special Provisions |
Consequences |
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Other Provisions for women
Issues faced by women prisoners
Of the 1,350 prisons in India, just 31 are reserved for women, and only 15 states and union territories have separate women’s jails. |
Ways to help women prisoners
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