https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174751 Transfer of an undertrial prisoner affects personal liberty and the right to defend oneself, so the request must be decided by the remand court through a judicial or quasi-judicial process with consideration of objections; it cannot be handled purely administratively. The Prisoners Act, 1900 does not extend this transfer power to undertrials, and the Prisons Act, 1894 does not independently confer it. A preliminary Sessions Judge report on alleged excessive force and dereliction of duty was not conclusive because it lacked full procedural fairness and specific attribution of responsibility, so it could only support further inquiry, not final findings of misconduct or disciplinary action. en-us Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174751 Transfer of an undertrial prisoner affects personal liberty and the right to defend oneself, so the request must be decided by the remand court through a judicial or quasi-judicial process with consideration of objections; it cannot be handled purely administratively. The Prisoners Act, 1900 does not extend this transfer power to undertrials, and the Prisons Act, 1894 does not independently confer it. A preliminary Sessions Judge report on alleged excessive force and dereliction of duty was not conclusive because it lacked full procedural fairness and specific attribution of responsibility, so it could only support further inquiry, not final findings of misconduct or disciplinary action. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174751