Madras High Court Probes Drug Access in Prison

The Madras High Court has instructed the Additional Public Prosecutor to obtain data from relevant authorities about how prohibited narcotic substances were accessed within the prison. This comes amid a petition requesting the transfer of a prisoner. The court highlighted discrepancies in prisoner treatment and potential misconduct contributing to offences.

The Madras High Court has ordered the Additional Public Prosecutor to gather details from authorities on how prohibited narcotic substances made their way into the prison system.

This directive comes in response to a petition by A Saranya, seeking the transfer of her mother, S Mythili, from Trichy to Vellore prison.

The court noted that there were allegations of discriminatory practices among prisoners that potentially fueled misconduct and called for equal treatment of inmates.

(With inputs from agencies.)