There was only a procedural lapse with regard to the ‘mulakath’ of undertrial A. Mohan Reddy with his family members and lawyer in Karimnagar district jail, Telangana Prisons department officials said on Friday.
After a video clip allegedly of Reddy, a suspended cop in judicial remand, meeting three persons inside the jail surfaced, an inquiry was ordered.
Prisons DIG Saidaiah, who conducted an inquiry into the ASI’s mulakath and visited Karimnagar district jail, said the facts were verified.
What the rulebook says
Prisons manuals state that the jail superintendent has the discretionary power to allow mulakath of prisoners with their family members anywhere on the jail premises.
If any of the persons wishing to meet a prisoner was sick, infirm or old, the superintendent can permit the mulakath separately.
“Reddy’s wife was sick due to chronic renal failure. After ascertaining that, the superintendent allowed Reddy to meet his wife, brother and lawyer,” Mr. Saidaiah said.
The meeting was arranged in deputy jailor’s interview room in the presence of deputy jailor in compliance with rules, the DIG clarified.
Details not entered
No rules were violated with regard to mulakath, but the superintendent failed to enter details of it in prison records.
“That was a procedural lapse,” the DIG said.
