HC directs prison authorities to strictly enforce rules

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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Prison authorities to guarantee the strict implementation of rules with respect to the prohibition connected use, possession, and circulation of baccy products successful each cardinal and territory prisons.

A Division Bench of Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan issued the absorption portion disposing of the nationalist involvement litigation petition filed by A. Syed Ali of Tirunelveli district. The petitioner sought a absorption to the authorities to instantly instrumentality enactment for the strict implementation of the prohibition connected use, possession, and circulation of beedi and baccy products successful each cardinal and territory prisons.

He said that arsenic per the authorities orders and the Prison Manual, beedi, cigarettes, tobacco, and each intoxicating substances are wholly prohibited wrong prisons. However, these substances were being illegally permitted wrong prisons, helium said and sought a absorption to the authorities to guarantee strict compliance with the rules.

Published - February 14, 2026 10:03 p.m. IST

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