Supaul District Jail

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1 Prison Number 57: Supaul District Jail Date Timing - 2 pm to 5:30 pm. Name of Jail Superintendent - Brij Kishore Lal. Capacity of Prison (432 male + 12 female) Alert! Ward 7, needs immediate attention There are cracks in 10 sq ft in area on the floors due to the earthquake. Deep fissures in all the four beams of the roof. There are cracks around all the windows of the ward. Outside, in the corridor walls also, there are cracks. The building is in a dangerous condition. No board showing the number of inmates, number of convicts and the number of under trials. No board showing prescribed calorie intake and the day wise menu including the quantity of the food provided to the inmates. Judgeship started in Supaul on 22 November Then only this prison was converted to a district prison. Hospital (OPD) The prison has no hospital, only an OPD. The post of doctor is vacant. Doctor (Sanjay Kumar Singh) is on deputation from district hospital. His timing is 8:30 am - 10 am and 4-6 pm. Moreover, he also comes in case of emergency. The doctor seemed hesitant to reveal to us the problems he faces. However we discovered that Supaul faces similar problems like all other prison that does not have the facility of a hospital. The doctor visits regularly and tries to the best of his ability to provide health facility to inmates. In case of emergency, the doctor will recommend hospital 'to save life' and the patient will be sent to the hospital. In other cases, like for a x-ray examination, the formal procedure has to be followed, which is very lengthy. Screening of Aamad prisoners, both male and female, is done by the doctor daily. Women inmates complained that they are unable to discuss gynaecological problems with the doctor. We feel it is not the fault of the doctor but the sociological back

2 ground from which the women come makes them very shy to talk to a male doctor about their problems. Thus a visit by lady doctor to the female ward is a necessity. The pro forma which has to be filled with the information about the medical condition of the inmates, requires a lot of tests to be done, whose facility is not available in the prison. No HIV/Hepatitis kit, pregnancy kit etc. available. Women Wing 18 inmates. 1 fan. 1 toilet for night use, no running water. Overcrowded. 2 toilets for day use. No running water. Sanitary Napkins are not provided regularly. Sometimes there are long gaps which should not be happening. Sanitary napkins are essential to a woman and it is a necessity when it comes to personal hygiene. The two kids in the female ward are taken good care of. The doctor does regular check ups and the prison administration provides the children with milk, soap, fruits, toys. Thus the kids seemed happy! o Zaida Khatoon (Juvenile) - Inmate for 4 months. 17 years old. Accused undr Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Saida Khatoon (Juvenile) - Inmate for 4 months. 17 years old. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Masumat Bechni - 70 years old. Inmate for 4 months. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Sukhaida Khatoon - Inmate for 3 months. Accused under Sec 304B. No Physical o Jaimala Devi - Inmate for 10 days. Accused under Sec 304B. No Physical Production during 1 st production, produced only on paper. o Haseena Khatoon - Inmate for 7 months. Aged 70 years. No Physical Production

3 o Sameena Khatoon (Juvenile) - Inmate for 9 months. Aged 16 years old. Accused under 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs legal aid lawyer. o Shanaaz Parveen (Juvenile) - Inmate for 9 months. Aged 17 years. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs legal aid lawyer. o Babita Devi (Juvenile) - Inmate for 1 &1/2 years. Aged 16 years. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs legal aid lawyer. Male Wing There are 7 male wards and one high security prison. Currently 237 male inmates are lodged. Ward no inmates. 5 fans, working. 1 toilet, no running water, no drums to keep water. o Md. Mustakeem - Inmate for 4 months. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production o Jitndra Sardar - Inmate for 16 days. Accused under Sec 376. No Physical Production o Sitaram Kamup - Inmate for 4months. Accused under Sec 304B. No Physical Production o Ashok Yadav - Inmate for 7 months. Accused under Sec 376. No Physical Production Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Maheshar Fadar - Mentally ill. Inmate for 1 & 1/2 years. No Physical Production during 1 st Needs Legal Aid Lawyer.

4 o Shivanand Yadav - Inmate for 1 month. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st o Vijendra Kumar - Inmate for 2 months. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st o Mitthu Kr. Singh (Juvenile) - Inmate for 6& 1/2 years. Aged 17 years old. Accused under Sec 376. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Bikku Paswan - Accused under Sec 395. In prison for around 8 & 1/2 years. ( & then again for last 9 months). Clear case of 436A. o Ganesh Yadav (Juvenile) - Came today. Aged around 17 years (Date Of Birth ). Accused of Sec 307. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid lawyer. o Mukesh Singh - Inmate for 3 & 1/2 years. Accused under Sec 376. No Physical Needs legal aid lawyer. Ward no inmates. 3 fans, working. 1 toilet for night use. No running water, no drum for water storage. o Manbodh Yadav - Inmate for 2 months. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production o Rajeev Ram - Inmate for 1 month. Accused under Sec 420. No Physical Production o Md. Saleem - Inmate for 1 &1/2 years. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production Needs Legal Aid lawyer. o Harinder Sharma - Inmate for 2 months. Accused under Sec 304B. No Physical

5 o Yogendra Yadav - Inmate for 5 days. Accused under Sec 307. No Physical Production o Samshad - Inmate for 2 months. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st o Naushad Alam - Inmate for 2 months. Accused under Sec 376. No Physical Production o Md. Naushad Alam - Inmate for 19 months. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Harilal Yadav - Inmate for 9 days. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. Ward no inmates. 5 fans. All working. Toilet there, no running water, no drum to store water. Urgent Action: Special cases o Arvind kr. Ram - Inmate for 1 &1/2 months. Accused under Arms Act. No Physical o Dheerendra kr. Yadav - Inmate for 1 month. Accused under Arms Act. No Physical o Choto Paswan - Inmate for 2 months. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st o Golu Paswan (Juvenile) - Inmate for 3 months. Accused under Sec 376. Aged 16 years. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Kishore Yadav - Inmate for 8 days. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st

6 o Rajeev Mukhia & Ramvilas Mukhia - Inmate for 1 month. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Md. Iqbal - Inmate for 2 & 1/2 months. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st Ward no inmates. 4 fans, all working. Toilet there, no running water, no drum for storing water. o Pappu Kumar (Juvenile) - Inmate for 1 &1/2 years. Aged 16 years. Accused of 376, kidnapping. (Eloping matter). No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Abhichan Sharma Mentally Ill. Inmate for 5 months. Accused under Sec 307. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Mahindra Yadav - Inmate for 18 months. Accused of kidnapping. No Physical Production o Kailu Mian - 80 years old. Inmate for 3 & 1/2 years. Accused of kidnapping.. Claims its a property dispute. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. o Birendra Mukhia (Juvenile) - 17 years old. Inmate for 4 months. Accused under Sec 376. o Ramesh kr. Yadav - Inmate for 2 months. Accused under Sec 325. No Physical Many of the inmates complained that there date of appearance comes every days. The only inmates who pay money to the Court Clerk (Peskaar) named Omprakash Vaidya of the ADJ-2 are given short dates. Ward no 5 25 inmates. 2 fans, working. Toilet for night use, no running water or drum for storing water for use during night.

7 o Sikander Mukhia (Juvenile) - 15 years old. Inmate for 1 &1/2 months. Accused of dowry demand. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Ram Kumar - Inmate for 13 days. Accused under Sec 464. No Physical Production o Bhullur Mia - 85 years of age. Inmate for 8 months. No Physical Production during 1 st o Amod Sharma - Inmate for 9 years. Accused under Sec 304B. Needs legal aid lawyer. Paper production. o Chedan Paswan - Convict, punished for 2 years. Needs lawyer for appeal. o Md. Aftab Alam (Juvenile) - 14 years of age. Inmate for 1 &1/2 months. Accused of theft. Bail granted, but no bailor. o Chotelal Mandal - Convict under Sec 307. Needs lawyer for appeal. Ward no inmates. 3 fans (inmates claim that even the 3 fans have been brought by them from their homes). Toilet for night use, no running water, no drums for storing water. o Niranjan Chandrasen - Inmate of 3 &1/2 years. Accused under Sec 376. He is from West Bengal. No visitor. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Sanjeev Shah - Inmate for 1 & 1/2 months. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Needs legal aid lawyer. o Rajesh Sharma - Inmate for 1 year. Accused under Sec 302. No date in 7 months months.

8 o Lalan Mahto - Inmate for 21 days. Accused of theft. No Physical Production during 1 st o Amar Jha - Inmate for 3 years. Accused under Arms Act. Charge framing has not taken place for the last 15 months. In the Court of ADJ-2. o Girjanand Jha - Inmate for 19 days. Accused under Sec 302. No Physical Production Needs Legal Aid lawyer. Ward no inmates. 3 fans, working. 1 toilet, no running water, no drums for storing water. Urgent Action: Special cases o Neeraj Kumar - Claims he is below 18. Inmate for 12 months. No Physical Production o Bhupendra Yadav - Inmate for 8 days. Accused under Sec 325. No Physical Production o Sanjay Rai - Inmate for 3 months. No Physical Production during 1 st production and subsequent production, produced only on paper. Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. o Krishna Dev Mandal - Inmate for 8 months. Accused under Arms Act. No Physical Needs Legal Aid Lawyer. Alert! Ward 7, needs immediate attention There are cracks in 10 sq ft in area on the floors due to the earthquake. Deep fissures in all the four beams of the roof. There are cracks around all the windows of the ward. Outside, in the corridor walls also, there are cracks. The building is in a dangerous condition. High Security Ward 2 cells. 1 is empty. The other one has 3 inmates. They are here on request and are free to move to the other wards. Toilet is there for the night use.

9 Kitchen Food provided three times in a day: chana- gur in the morning, chawal-daal sabji at 10 am and 4 roti, sabji & daal at 5 in the evening. Tea is provided at 7 am and 3 pm. Preparation of roti starts at 1 pm and the same is given at 5 in the evening for dinner. 8 inmates work in the kitchen. Problems Identified in the prison: 33. No physical production in court during the period of remand and also during 1 st production. Superintendent informed us that there is no Video Conferencing facility. Reason for lapses during 1 st production was not explained. 34. Juveniles were present in the prison some in young offenders ward some in adult ward. Possible reason for such a population of juveniles in the prison is no Juvenile home in the district. However, most had no lawyers and were not taken to court.