Jail Superintendent, District Jail Kotli vs Muhammad Riaz S — 2024 PCrLJ 1441 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation: 2024 PCrLJ 1441 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Jail Superintendent, District Jail Kotli vs Muhammad Riaz S
Provisions referred to: S. 561-

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Judgment text as reported

Jail Superintendent, District Jail Kotli VS Muhammad Riaz S. 561-a---Shifting of convict to another jail---Entitlement---Scope---Jail authorities, powers of---Scope---Convict (confined in a district jail) filed an application before the High Court for shifting him to Jail of another District---High Court while accepting said application issued direction to the concerned jail authorities as prayed for---Jail authorities assailed said order before the Supreme Court---Held that it cannot be left on the choice of the convicts to choose any jail ,rather the concerned authorities may take any decision in said regard while taking into account the safety measures and other relevant factors---There was no reason to compel the concerned authorities to shift the convict in an overcrowded jail where the security situation was not up to mark---Supreme Court set aside the impugned shifting order passed by the High Court---Petition filed by the jail authorities was allowed accordingly.

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