Purushottam Kumar Ambikapatisingh Sinha v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya Mumbai and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Writ Petition No. 381 of 2026, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench (neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:7267-DB, decided 08.05.2026): undertrial prisoner's enforcement of fundamental right to education and dignity under Article 21, Constitution of India; permission to appear for Summer-2026 L.L.B. Second Semester examination; exemption from exorbitant escort charges as pre-condition; Nagpur Central Prison; Dr. B.R.A. Law College; Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University; Crime No. 307/2023 Koradi Police Station; MH-CET 2022 admission; December 2023 prevention from examination despite court permission; APP's alternate-remedy objection based on unavailed temporary bail application; separate hall, separate invigilator and security cordon at examination venue; reliance on Principal Seat order in I.A. No. 1874/2024 in Appeal No. 71/2019.
What did the court decide?
Rule made absolute: (i) petitioner to be taken from Central Prison, Nagpur to the examination venue on the scheduled dates without insisting for escort charges; (ii) Nagpur Central Prison authorities to depute security personnel at the examination venue and near the petitioner; (iii) Dr. B.R.A. Law College, Nagpur to provide a separate hall and a separate invigilator and to allow a cordon of security personnel around him during the examination; (iv) Nagpur Central Prison authorities to provide adequate safeguards for the petitioner's safety and security during travel and the examination period; pending applications disposed of accordingly.