Q32. Consider the following statements:
Statement- I: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, of 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement- I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct Answer: Option (a)
- Prison is a State subject under List II of the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution. The management and administration of Prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State Governments and is governed by the Prisons Act, of 1894 and the Prison Manuals of the respective State Governments. Thus, States have the primary role, responsibility, and power to change the current prison laws, rules, and regulations. Hence, statement I is correct.
- Under the Prison Act 1894, which governs the prisons, management and administration of prisons falls in the domain of state governments. Hence, statement II is correct and it gives the correct explanation for statement I.
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