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HC summons top Bihar officials on jail reforms
Patna, Feb 25: The Patna High Court today summoned three top state government officials, including secretaries of finance and home departments, to explain the steps taken for jail reforms in Bihar.
Patna, Feb 25: The Patna High Court today summoned three top state government officials, including secretaries of finance and home departments, to explain the steps taken for
jail reforms in Bihar.
A division bench, comprising Justice Nagendra Rai and Justice Rajendra Prasad, ordered serving notice on the finance secretary U N Panjiar, home secretary B K Haldhar, besides IG (Prison) Ravikant, asking them to appear before the bench on March 5 to clarify the measures taken for implementation of the action plan formulated for jail reforms.
The court passed the order while hearing a PIL filed by a social activist, Ajay Bhattacharya, who alleged that the condition of the jails was deteriorating everyday.
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