MANGILAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to respondents to send the petitioner to Open Air Camp, Udaipur.

(2.) A reply to the petition has been filed, inter-alia, indicating that the petitioner has absconded from the Open Air Camp and as per the provisions of Rules 3 (c) and 3 (g) of the Open Air Camp Rules, 1972 he is not eligible for being sent to the Open Air Camp and that the matter is pending at headquarter.

(3.) Counsel for the petitioner made submissions with reference to judgment in Shankar vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. : D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.88/2022 decided on 12/5/2022 and Anish Mohd. vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors. : D.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.215/2022 decided on 14/7/2022 that reporting at Open Air Camp with delay/on account of some reasonable cause cannot dis-entitle a prisoner from being sent to Open Air Camp.