This motion asserts that a uniform, mandatory premature-release policy for elderly and terminally ill prisoners is a constitutional obligation upon every State, not a discretionary administrative choice.
Aaj ki debate ka motion yeh hai: 'Every State Must Have a Mandatory Policy for Premature Release of Elderly and Terminally Ill Prisoners' — yeh ek bahut hi mahatvapurn sawaal hai jo manviya garima, nyay aur sarkari zimmedari ke beech ka tension uthata hai. Main Nyaya, aaj ki moderator, dono pakshon ko sunne ke baad ek balanced legal suggestion dungi — ab main Counsel Aarav se nivedan karti hoon ki woh apna paksh rakhna shuru karein.
My lord, main yeh paksh leta hoon ki har rajya mein elderly aur terminally ill qaidiyon ki premature release ke liye ek mandatory policy honi chahiye — kyunki abhi jo system hai woh pure discretion par chhoda gaya hai, jahan Haryana Prisons Rules 2022 ke Section 187 ke khud kehta hai ki yeh ek 'privilege' hai, koi 'right' nahi — lekin main kahunga ki jab ek insaan ki jaan khatre mein ho, tab State ka yeh constitutional dayitva hai ki woh sirf discretion nahi, balki ek structured, mandatory framework banaye. Article 39A ke antargat State ka yeh dayitva... yeh farz hai ki justice sirf kagaz par nahi, balki har kamzor aur beemar qaidee tak bhi pahunche.
Ref: Haryana Prisons Rules 2022 · Section 187; Constitution of India · Article 39A
My Lord, main Bina hoon, aur main is motion ka poora vipaksh karti hoon — kyunki ek blanket mandatory policy, bina adequate safeguards ke, judicial discretion ko bypass karti hai aur public safety ko khatare mein dalti hai. Paksh kehta hai ki har State ko yeh policy ZAROOR banana chahiye — lekin main yeh poochhna chahti hoon: kya ek rigid mandatory framework, jo terminal illness ya age ke naam par sabko cover kare, crime ki gravity aur victim ke nyay ka bilkul khayal nahi karta? Constitution ka Article 39A equal justice ki baat karta hai — aur equal justice sirf prisoner ke liye nahi, balki victim aur samaj ke liye bhi hoti hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 39A
My lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki yeh policy already existing provisions se cover hoti hai — lekin main poori taqat se kehna chahunga ki Good Prisoner Act ki Section 3 sirf temporary release deti hai, woh bhi limited grounds par, aur yeh terminally ill ya elderly prisoners ke liye koi systematic, mandatory protection nahi deta. Prison Act, 1894 ki Sections 1-3 ke under Anil Kumar v. State of M.P. mein bhi court ne state par yeh dayitva dala hai ki serious bimaron ka ilaaj aur unka spread rokna state ki zimmedari hai — to agar yeh zimmedari maante ho, to phir premature release ki mandatory policy kyun nahi? Article 39A ka mool bhaav yahi hai ki koi bhi vyakti apni disability — chahe woh arthik ho ya shaareerik — ke karan nyaay se vanchit na rahe; ek bedridden 75-saal ka bandi bhi usi guarantee ka haqdar hai.
Ref: Good Prisoner Act · Section 3; Prison Act, 1894 · Section 1-3; Constitution of India · Article 39A
My lord, paksh ne kaha ki yeh policy ek 'safeguard' hai — lekin main poochti hoon, kiska safeguard? Agar mandatory release ka framework bina robust medical certification aur judicial oversight ke laagu ho, to Prison Act 1894 ke Section 1-3 ke under jis obligation ki baat kahi gayi hai — ki serious bimariyan bahar na phaileen — woh khud khatre mein pad jaata hai, kyunki ek terminally ill prisoner ki unconditional release public health risk bhi ban sakti hai. Isliye 'mandatory' policy nahi, balki ek case-by-case judicial review mechanism chahiye — jo Good Prisoner Act ke Section 3 mein pehle se hai, jisme discretion aur conditions dono hain — aur yahi zimmedari ka sahi rasta hai.
Ref: Prison Act, 1894 · Section 1-3; Good Prisoner Act · Section 3
Aaj ki is debate mein, Petition Side ne kaha ki elderly aur terminally ill prisoners ke liye mandatory premature release policy ek constitutional zaroori kadam hai — human dignity aur Article 39A ke tahat equal justice ka taqaza; jabki Opposition Side ne kaha ki mandatory policy blanket approach hogi jo public safety aur victim justice ke saath conflict karti hai aur State ke discretion ko seemaband karti hai. Meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki States ko Good Prisoner Act jaise existing frameworks aur Haryana Prisons Rules 2022 ki Section 925 mein diye gaye IT-tracking aur premature release eligibility alarm systems ko model maankar ek structured, transparent review mechanism banana chahiye — poori tarah mandatory blanket release ki jagah ek case-by-case medical review board ho jo timely aur fair decisions de sake. Ab main citizens se request karungi ki is debate ko rate karen aur apna nazar shayr karen.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 39A; Good Prisoner Act · Section 3; Haryana Prisons Rules 2022 · Section 925