Manoj v. the State (Govt of Nct, Delhi) & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Prison discipline; jail punishment ticket; stoppage of Mulakat facilities; recovery of mobile charger and loose wire from barrack; Delhi Prison Rules 2018 — Rule 1272 (major punishments; prior notice/show cause) held inapplicable to 07-day Mulakat stoppage; Rule 1273 mandatory — confessional statement to be recorded in presence of two witnesses; procedural non-compliance; quashing of Punishment Ticket No. 431 dated 24.07.2020 without examining merits; liberty to initiate proceedings afresh; conditional on return to undergo remaining sentence; POCSO S.6 life convict; suspension of sentence in Crl. Appeal No. 139/2023; Manoj v. The State (Govt of NCT, Delhi), W.P.(CRL) 3394/2023, High Court of Delhi, decided 07.02.2025, Sanjeev Narula J.
What did the court decide?
Punishment Ticket No. 431 dated 24.07.2020 quashed; liberty to the Respondent to initiate proceedings afresh under Rule 1273, Delhi Prison Rules 2018, if deemed appropriate, such fresh process to be initiated only if and when the Petitioner is required to undergo the remaining period of sentence, subject to the outcome of Crl. Appeal No. 139/2023.