Jail authorities are “custodians” of undertrials on behalf of the judiciary and are supposed to give them proper medical care, treatment and food, a Delhi court has observed while coming down on Tihar Jail officials for not complying with earlier directions. The court, which was dealing with applications filed by some inmates who sought necessary treatment and food in the prison, said that Tihar jail authorities appeared to be “totally negligent towards treatment and condition of the undertrial prisoners”. The Delhi High Court had recently said that alleged attacks on several undertrials was “very disturbing”. “They are supposed to give proper medical care, treatment and food to the inmates. It noted that the undertrials generally complain about not being provided with proper medical treatment and food in the jail.

Source: Hindustan Times December 03, 2017 08:48 UTC