Open prisons should be replicated across India ’

Work being done to bring prisoners into mainstream, says CJ Mithal

Kamal Kant

Jaipur: Supreme Court Justice Aniruddha

Bose on Saturday said that open jails are like kites, where prisoners can live freely with some strings attached.

He said that prisoners living in open jail are given an arrangement but with restrictions and those who do not follow the rules are sent to regular jails.

“Open jails are like kites where you can fly with some strings attached. It is an arrange-

SC stays HC order granting bail to loot and murder accused

First India Bureau ment where you can live freely but with some restrictions,” he said.

New Delhi/ Ajmer: The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Rajasthan High Court granting bail to a person who is accused of looting and murdering an elderly couple in Ajmer.

The bench of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice BM Trivedi ordered to send the accused Sumer Singh back to jail. The petitioner Dinesh Chauhan told the court that the accused is threatening the petitioner and family after getting bail from the HC.

The learned advocate on behalf of the Petitioner, Aditya Jain, Neha Gyamlani and Bhavya Golecha apprised the court about the recovery of murder weapon, stolen jewellery and ornaments, bloodstained clothes and broken mobile phone of the deceased from the accused which totally points out towards the guilt of the accused.

Executive Chairman of the National Legal Service Authority Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the houses in the open jail have tin roofs.

‘Lawrence gang’ seeks `50L from 2 BJP councillors

Two-day Raj Law Fest begins in Mansarovar

Rain, hailstorm likely in parts of State today: Met

First India Bureau Hanumangarh: An FIR has been filed against two suspected members of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang for allegedly threatening two BJP councillors and one other person in Hanumangarh and demanding ransom of Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore. Police informed the BJP councillors are associated with liquor business.

They were speaking during the visit to Sanganer open prison here.

Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal said that work is being done to bring the prisoners into the mainstream.

Former Supreme

Court Justice Madan V Lokur, High Court Justice MM Srivastava and several other judges present in the programme expressed their intention to open such jails for prisoners in other States on the lines of Rajasthan.

“The accused, identified as Anmol Vishnoi and Rithik Boxer, have been booked for allegedly threatening and demanding ransom. It is being said that the miscreants are members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang,” police said.

Sodala: 15-yr-old minor molested by neighbour on R-day, police file case

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Jaipur: A 15-year-old minor girl was allegedly molested by her neighbour in the Sodala area, police said. Police informed the incident occurred on January 26 when the victim went to her neighbour’s home to solve a studyrelated query.

“The girl studies in Class IX at a private school. The victim and accused were frequent visitors to each other’s home as neighbours.

On January 26, the accused molested the victim while she had come

32-YR-OLD MATERNAL AUNT RAPED BY NEPHEW IN SANGANER, FIR FILED Jaipur: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her nephew in the Sanganer Sadar area, police said. Police informed the incident occurred on January 9 when the victim was alone at home.

First India Bureau Jaipur: A two-day Rajasthan Law Festival, jointly organised by Vishwashala and Ranka Public Charitable Trust, was inaugurated on a grand scale at Achaya Hasti Auditorium, SS Jain Subhash Law College, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

In the opening ceremony of the programme, Chief Guest Justice Nagendra Kumar Jain, retired Chief Justice Madras and Karnataka High Courts, put forward his views on how to improve the legal field. He told how law students can make a difference in their country and are an invaluable asset for the society.

The special guests of the program were Justice NK Jain and Justice Prashant Agarwal. Justice JK Ranka, patron of Rajasthan Law Festival, presided over the event while Kunal Sharma is the convener of the fest. 700 students from all over the country participated in National Drafting Competition, National Law Debate Competition, Rajasthan Law Journal and National Quality Counseling Competitions.

First India Bureau Jaipur: Temperature continued to dip for the third consecutive day in Shekhawati. The minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.5 degrees on Saturday. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather changed after noon in Shekhawati, including many districts. There will be heavy rain, hailstorm and gusty winds in a dozen districts on Sunday. Hailstorm accompanied with strong winds was predicted in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Tonk and Pali. The wind speed is expected to be 40 kilometres per hour.

State unemployed to protest in Jaipur if demands not met: Meena

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“The girl protested and fled from the house and narrated the incident to her family members. Later, a case under POCSO Act was registered against the accused in Sodala Police Station,” police added.

Man held for creating IAS’ fake twitter profile

First India Bureau Nagaur: The Nagaur Police has arrested a youth for allegedly creating a fake Twitter account of IAS officer Pari Vishnoi and sharing her photos and posts on social media. Police informed the accused has been identified as Lakshman Ram (21), a resident of Bhojasar in Jodhpur district.

“The accused created a fake profile of IAS Pari Vishnoi and then shared her photos and posts on social media.

The victim’s mother Sushila Vishnoi had filed an FIR on January 17 in Kotwali Police Station of Nagaur. Based on technical inputs, the accused Lakshman Ram was arrested from Jodhpur and is being interrogated,” police added.

“The nephew used to frequently visit his maternal aunt’s home.

On January 9, the accused came to the victim’s house when her husband was away. He thrashed the woman and then raped her. Later, she narrated the incident to her husband, following which, an FIR was filed in Sanganer Sadar Police Station,” said Sub-Inspector Ashutosh Singh. The case has been registered and is being investigated.

Jaipur: Rajya Sabha MP Kirori Lal Meena, who has been sitting on a dharna against the Rajasthan Government for the last five days regarding the four-point demands on Agra Road in Jaipur, said on Saturday that if the Congress government does not fulfil our demands at the earliest, then the unemployed across the state will stage a protest against the government in Jaipur. MLA Pratap Singh Singhvi, former MP Ramkumar Verma and former MLA

Post notice, JDA to bulldoze illegal liquor factory, godowns

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Jaipur: In a crackdown against illegal liquor factories and godowns, JDA’s enforcement squad gave legal notice to Vaishno Farm Village Gawar Brahmanan and Triveni Nagar Bada Padampura Shivdaspura on Saturday for constructing illegal liquor godowns. According to the notice, they were asked to remove illegal construction by 5 pm on Saturday.

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If the owners do not abide by this, JDA would bulldoze the buildings on Sunday. The owners did not reply to the January 26 notice.

JDA had given notices to four in similar