District & Sessions Judge inspects jails in Patiala, listens to inmates’ grievances

Patiala : Ms Rupinderjit Chahal, Ld. District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala visited at Central Jail, Patiala, New District Jail, Nabha and Open Air Jail, Nabha alongwith Ms Manni Arora, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala.
On this occasion, Hon’ble Judges interacted with the jail inmates about their grievances/problems being faced by them. Jail Superintendents, other officers and staff of the jails were instructed to ensure timely redressal of grievances/problems of jail inmates and were directed to pay special attention towards health and medical facilities which are being provided to the jail inmates.
In addition to this, Ms Rupinderjit Chahal, Ld. District and Sessions Judge, Patiala distributed spectacles among needy jail inmates of New District Jail, Nabha who are having problems in reading books and newspaper due to weak eyesight, so that they can easily be able to read books, newspapers.
On this occasion, Hon’ble Judge told that mind set is changed by reading books and newspaper etc. On this occasion, jail inmates were apprised of the rights available to them and about the concept of plea bargaining in detail by Ms Manni Arora, CJM/Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala. She told the jail inmates about the persons who are entitled for free legal aid as per section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 i.e. a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; a victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar, a women or a child; a person with disability, a person who is a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or, an industrial workman; or in custody. She further told that free legal services can be availed by visiting the Front Office District Legal Services Authority, Patiala or needy person can contact on office telephone number 0175-2306500 or toll free no. 1968.