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Consider the following statements: [2023]
Statement-I: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments.
The correct answer is Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I. Explanation: Statement-I is correct because prisons in India are managed by State Governments, and each state has its own rules and regulations for the administration of pRead more
The correct answer is Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
Explanation:
- Statement-I is correct because prisons in India are managed by State Governments, and each state has its own rules and regulations for the administration of prisons.
- Statement-II is also correct because the Prisons Act, 1894, which is a colonial-era law, placed the administration of prisons under the control of Provincial Governments (now State Governments).
- Since the Prisons Act, 1894, expressly kept prisons under the control of the states, it serves as the correct explanation for Statement-I.
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