Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Pregnancies In Women's Prisons Across Country

Awstika Das

9 Feb 2024 8:40 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Pregnancies In Womens Prisons Across  Country

    The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) took suo motu cognizance of the alarming number of pregnancies occurring among women inmates in prisons across the country. This development comes one day after a significant plea was brought before the Calcutta High Court, drawing attention to a troubling trend of women prisoners becoming pregnant while in custody within correctional homes across...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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