Prisoner Can't Be Transferred 800–1000 Km Away Without Reason, Causing Hardship To Family: Rajasthan High Court

Nupur Agrawal

21 Feb 2026 10:38 AM IST

  • Prisoner Cant Be Transferred 800–1000 Km Away Without Reason, Causing Hardship To Family: Rajasthan High Court

    The Rajasthan High Court has set aside the transfer of an undertrial from one jail to another which was 800-1000 Kms away from his residential town, opining that such transfer imposed an unreasonable and onerous burden on his family members by compelling them to travel such a long distance to meet him. The bench of Justice Farjand Ali observed that compelling the petitioner's family to...

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