Consider the following statements:
Statement-1: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-ll is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-ll is not the correct explanation for Statement-1
(c) Statement-1 is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-1 is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer: A
Statement-I is correct because the management and administration of prisons falls exclusively in the domain of the State governments, and is governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 and the Prison manuals of the respective state governments.
Statement-II is also correct because the Prisons Act, 1894 expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments.
Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I because it explains why Statement-I is correct. The Prisons Act, 1894 gives the State governments the power to manage and administer prisons. This means that the State governments have the power to make their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Therefore, both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-ll is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
