The bench also comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea by JeM militant and Pakistan national Shahid Gafoor, who sought release saying he had already spent 16 years in prison.
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the authorities for ensuring protection of mental and emotional health of the prisoners, observing that while imprisonment restricts the right.
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