CONJUGAL VISIT MANUALS

CONJUGAL VISIT MANUALS

In the present case, the authorities had argued before the court that the jail manuals did not allow granting of leave for such requests. “Such a right, however, is to be regulated as per the policy established by the state which may deny the same to a class or category of convicts as the aforesaid right is not an absolute right and is subject to the penological interests of the state,” Justice Surya Kant had said. Justice Surya Kant had held in 2015 that unless reasonably classified, inmates were entitled to the right to procreate while incarcerated and that it was a fundamental right. The court had ruled that it will be the sole prerogative of the state to regulate a legally established procedure for the same. However, in 2015, Punjab and Haryana High Court, while hearing a case, allowed conjugal visits and artificial insemination for inmates. Psychologists, psychiatrists, prison reforms and academics that endorse a correctional and rehabilitation model for inmates, have for years agreed that conjugal visits also help an inmate to return to normal life after being released from prison.Ĭurrently, there are no laws in India that expressly allow conjugal visits to inmates. The idea is being slowly but progressively adopted by countries worldwide on the widely agreed grounds that conjugal visits are an important factor in preserving family bonds and reducing tendencies in prisoners to commit break prison rules and regulations.

Conjugal visit