Ranchi, Jan 8 (UNI) The case related to violation of jail manual by jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was taken up for hearing in the High Court on Friday.
While presenting its side the state government before the court of Justice Apresh Kumar Singh said that there are no clear provisions in the jail manual regarding the facilities to be provided in case an inmate is shifted outside for medical treatment, further it also does not contain provisions as to whether a helper can be given from outside or not, moreover there is also no standard operating procedure.
The government said that the jail manual is being updated and SOP is being also prepared. Once the SOP is ready all the facilities will be provided accordingly after which the court deferred the hearing to January 22 and instructed the government to present before it the SOP on that day.