ANANDI LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition has been filed by petitioner praying for a direction to respondents to transfer him from Central Jail, Jaipur to Open Air Camp, Sanganer, Jaipur.

(2.) PETITIONER is serving sentence of life imprisonment in Central Jail, Jaipur, consequent upon his conviction and sentence by Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention & Atrocity), Sikar, vide judgment dated 29.11.2008 in Sessions Case No. 272/2006, for offence under Sections 302, 392/34 & 201 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, 'the IPC'). Aggrieved thereby, petitioner preferred D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1280/2008 before this Court, which is pending adjudication.

(3.) PETITIONER submitted an application before concerned jail authority for his transfer to Open Air Camp, Sanganer, Jaipur, but the same was rejected observing that ordinarily convicts under Sections 392/34 of the IPC are ineligible for admission to open air camp under Rule 3 of the Rajasthan Prisoners Open Air Camp Rules, 1972 (for short, 'the Rules of 1972') and therefore he is not entitled to be transferred to open air camp.