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1. [E-Mulakat for Prisoners] The Delhi High Court has directed the state government and prison authorities to provide a detailed report justifying the exclusion of the e-mulakat facility for prisoners whose relatives reside outside the national capital. E-mulakat, or the e-meeting system, enables family members to engage in video calls with inmates after registration on the official website and obtaining permission from relevant authorities. Expressing concern over the hardship faced by relatives who must travel from their native places to Delhi for jail visits, the court issued the directive. The court specifically ordered the respondents to submit a status report explaining why the virtual meeting facility should not be extended to similarly situated prisoners with relatives residing outside Delhi.
Bench: Justice Subramonium Prasad
Case Title: Sohrab v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) and…