Petitioner sought direction to provide internet facility to prisoners. Court noted security and manpower constraints preclude this. Directions issued to expeditiously complete PRISMS/CCTNS linkage. Petition dismissed.
No internet facility granted. Directions issued to complete PRISMS/CCTNS linkage project.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 995 OF 2016
Ramkishan @ Shriram Gorakh Mundhe
...PETITIONER
versus
The State of Maharashtra
...RESPONDENT
Mr. D. M. Hange, Advocate for petitioner (Appointed) Mr. B. V. Virdhe, APP for Respondent State
CORAM : S.S. SHINDE, AND K.K. SONAWANE, JJ.
DATED : 29th NOVEMBER, 2016.
Order :-
“The PRISMS PROJECT OF Prison Department, CCTNS software of police Department, E-prisons software of Judiciary Department and Aadhaar project of UIDAI will be linked by a web based software PRISMS. This linkage will allow easy access to information of prisoner, so also will provide entire history of prisoner. This project is on verge of completion (annexed herewith is the copy of report of computerization of record of Prisoners) Exhibit R-1
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Collectively.
Apart from this PRISMS Project prisoners are given coin-box facility and also prisoners can meet lawyers, friends and family members and can seek information of their case.”
Sd/-
Sd/-
[ K. K. SONAWANE, J.] [ S.S. SHINDE, J.]
MTK
2 issues framed by the court
Whether applicants can be directed to provide internet facilities to prisoners in prison.
Whether respondents can be directed to link PRISMS, CCTNS, E-prisons, and Aadhaar projects expeditiously.
Ramkishan @ Shriram Gorakh Mundhe
The State of Maharashtra
S.S. Shinde
K.K. Sonawane
As recorded by the court registry
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