• Varalakshmi S

An individual might be condemned or imprisoned, but acquires a basic right to live a dignified life. An individual is typically considered as an offender if an F.I.R. is filed for offence before a prosecution officer or for an offence for which the contempt was filed or performed before the competent magistrate to try or send a judge to investigate the offence. Such a person can be arrested on bail by the police or courts or the competent authority. If the suspects are held in prison, they are probably referred to as prisoners on trial. There are various law passed by Parliament to preserve rights of under trial prisoners. Now by way of this piece of research, the author is attempting to throw light upon the concept of under trial prisoners, the rights acquired by them and the complications they face while being detained in prison along legal protection available for them as there safeguard.

Constitutional Rights, Legal Aid, Prisoners, Under trial Prisoners, Speedy Trials.

"Rights of Under Trial Prisoners", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.184-190, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREV06030.pdf

"Rights of Under Trial Prisoners", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp184-190, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREV06030.pdf