New Delhi: In a memorandum to the high powered committee headed by Justice AA Sayed, a statement endorsed by over 600 civil society members, comprising of activists, lawyers and academicians, has called for the release of lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj and academic Shoma Sen, both of whom are currently lodged at the Byculla Jail in Mumbai.Referring to the committee’s decision to decongest jails in Maharashtra by releasing undertrial prisoners, the signatories argued that no discrimination be made between various categories of undertrial prisoners prone to the same vulnerabilities from the point of view of health and age after news reports on the spread of COVID-19 in Byculla Jail emerged.“All undertrial prisoners are presumed to be innocent, even those booked under Special Acts, and hence, they must be given the same benefits of relief as those who are booked under other sections of the Indian Penal Code,” the statement said.Citing the National Commission of Women’s recommendation that women’s prisons be decongested and news reports that the Byculla Jail doctor had tested positive for COVID-19, the signatories pointed out that Bharadwaj had a history of hypertension, diabetes, asthma and tuberculosis while Sen suffered from high blood pressure, severe arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome and glaucoma, making them vulnerable to COVID-19.The statement further said that Bharadwaj and Sen had “continuously complied with all the restrictions imposed upon them” and were not flight risks. Since prisons across the world were relaxing norms to ease out prisoners, the signatories, in the memorandum which is also addressed to the additional chief secretary (Home) Sanjay Chahande, director general of prisons SN Pandey, Maharasthra, urged authorities to “uphold this humane example and protect the health and lives of undertrials”.The statement further appealed to the high powered committee to consider the applications of all prisoners, including political prisoners, in light of the public health crisis.Also read: In the Time of Coronavirus, the Right to Bail is Part of an Undertrial’s Right to LifeBoth Bharadwaj and Sen have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged role in the Elgar Parishad case handled by the NIA. In March, a Mumbai court rejected Sen’s temporary bail plea sought on the grounds that she was suffering from multiple ailments and was vulnerable to coronavirus due to her age.The entire statement has been reproduced below:§MEMORANDUM OF CONCERNED CITIZENSThe High Powered CommitteeHon’ble Justice AA Sayed,Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Mr. Sanjay Chahande,Director General of Prisons Mr. SN Pandey, Maharasthrathrough the Member secretary, Maharshtra State Legal Services Authority, Bombay High Court, MumbaiRequesting the temporary release of Advocate Ms. Sudha Bharadwaj and Professor Shoma Sen, current inmates of Byculla Jail, Mumbai, due to rampant COVID-19 spread within the prison.Respected Sirs,We would like to extend our appreciation of the directions made by you on 12.05.2020, liberalizing the conditions for the release of undertrial prisoners in Maharashtra jails, and also clarifying that those undertrials who are otherwise excluded from this category (including those who are charged under Special Acts such as UAPA, NDPS etc) are eligible to apply for interim bail, if they are over 60 years of age and/or suffer from other co-morbidities, and their cases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.While this clearly benefits a large number of prisoners, it must be pointed out that the principles of natural justice do not permit discrimination between various categories of undertrial prisoners, who present the same vulnerabilities from the point of view of health and age. All undertrial prisoners are presumed to be innocent, even those booked under Special Acts, and hence, they must be given the same benefits of relief as those who are booked under other sections of the Indian Penal Code.In view of the news of the spread of COVID-19 in Byculla Jail we request you to pass directions for the release of Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj and Professor Shoma Sen. They are inmates of Byculla Jail, falsely implicated for the Bhima Koregaon conspiracy. Ms. Sen was arrested on 6 June 2018 and Ms. Bharadwaj on 28 August 2018. (FIR. No.4/2018 at Vishrambagh PS, Pune in connection with Bhima Koregaon clashes).The National Commission of Women’s recommendations for women prisoners dated 22nd April, 2020, include the urgent need to decongest the women’s prisons. The Commission asked for prison inmates to be released out on bail, as well as for the administration to ensure that hygiene standards are maintained. It is noted that “Any slackness on the part of the Prison authorities may result in the situation of prisons getting out of hand, posing a serious threat to the life of women inmates.” As per the news reports, the Byculla Jail doctor himself tested positive for COVID-19. Subsequently, a 54 year old woman inmate was taken to the hospital, at a time when her oxygen level had fallen below 90 percent, which is a major risk. This suggests that the prison authorities are not conforming to the rules laid down in the SC order Suo Moto Writ Petition (Civil) no 1/2020, and also may be neglecting the right to life of hundreds of inmates.Ms. Bharadwaj is 58 years old, and has a history of hypertension, diabetes, asthma and tuberculosis. Since Coronavirus is a pulmonary disease, her history of asthma and tuberculosis makes her very vulnerable to COVID-19. Ms Sen, is 62 years old, suffers from high blood pressure, severe arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome and glaucoma. As courier services have not been working, her family has been unable to send her the regular medication she is on, causing her further distress and possible medical complications. Upon speaking to other inmates of the Byculla jail who were released on bail, we were told that there are over 50-60 people in one barrack, and no means to practice safe distancing. Hygiene is hard to maintain as there is not enough water supply to the prison.Neither of the women is a flight risk, as they have both continuously complied with all the restrictions imposed upon them. Advocate Bharadwaj spent two months under house arrest before she was put in prison. A similar respect for due procedure was evident at her end when she was granted interim bail in order to visit Bangalore for 3 days for the last rites of her deceased father. Adv. Bharadwaj was a High Court Advocate and a visiting faculty at National Law University, Delhi. Prof. Sen was close to retirement as the Head of Department of English Department at the Nagpur University. Professor Sen is yet to be released on bail since the beginning of her judicial custody.Ever since their arrest and subsequent incarceration, there has never been a complaint from the administration of the prison against them. It shall be a travesty of justice to push them into ill health, and endanger their lives. Prisons all over the world are relaxing the norms to ease out prisoners to maintain the population and hygiene standards in the prison. We urge you to uphold this humane example and protect the health and lives of undertrials. In these times of crisis, it is doubly important that the court provides due justice to these women.We also take this opportunity to appeal to the HPC of Maharashtra, that they must consider the applications of all prisoners including all other political prisoners, within a perspective of a public health crisis as per the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court and their own orders. All cases must be examined adhering to the principle of equality before the law and equal protection before the law.We would like to make another small request that till their temporary release can be secured, they should be at least allowed to make telephone calls as per rules and inform their families of their well-being. Advocate Bharadwaj has not been allowed to make even a single phone call in the last two months, despite a court order, while Prof. Sen was allowed only a 2- minute phone call to her daughter in the same period.Please consider both our requestsWe are a total of 656 concerned citizens of India. We are1. Justice PB Sawant, Former Judge of Supreme Court of India and Chairperson of Press Council of India, Pune2. Romila Thapar, Eminent Historian, Professor Emeritus, JNU3. Amit Bhaduri, Eminent Economist, Professor Emeritus, JNU4. Brinda Karat, Member Polit Bureau CPIM5. Annie Raja, General Secretary, NFIW6. Madhu Bhaduri, Retired Ambassador of India7. Dr. Jayati Ghosh, Economist and Professor, New Delhi8. Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India9. Prof. Zoya Hasan, Professor Emerita, JNU10. Colin Gonsalves, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India11. Githa Hariharan, Writer12. Mallika Sarabhai, Director, Darpana and Artivist13. Gautam Mody, General Secretary, New Trade Union Initiative14. Ritu Dewan, Retd Director, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai15. Ravi Kiran Jain, President, National PUCL16. Dr. V. Suresh, General Secretary, PUCL17. Aruna Roy, founder member MKSS18. Nikhil Dey, founder member MKSS19. Harsh Mander, Aman Biradari20. Rohini Hensman, writer and researcher21. Kavita Srivastava, Social Activist, PUCL Rajasthan22. Teesta Setalvad, Citizens for Justice and Peace23. Binayak Sen, PUCL Chhattisgarh24. Ilina Sen PUCL Chhattisgarh25. Prabhakar Sinha, Former President PUCL26. Lalita Ramdas, Alibag27. Tushar Gandhi, Writer & Social Activist28. Priya Pillai, Environmental Activist, New Delhi29. Shabnam Hashmi, Social activist30. Pratiksha Baxi, Academic, Delhi31. Meera Sanghamitra, National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)32. Uma Chakravarti, Feminist Historian, Documentary Film Maker33. Anuradha Talwar, Labour activist, PBKMS, West Bengal34. 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Sanjaya Kumar Bohidar, Associate Professor, Shri Ram College of Commerce520. Sanjeev Khandekar, Artist , Poet & Writer521. Sanjeev Kumar, Associate Professor, DU and writer associated with Janwadi Lekhak Singh.522. Sanjoy Roy, Arts and civil society523. Sanober Keshwaar, Social Activist and Lecturer, Maharashtra524. Sarika Shrivastava, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)525. Sarojini N, New Delhi526. Sasi Kumar, Scientist527. Saswati Ghosh, Associate Professor and HoD, Economics, City College, Kolkata528. Satyabhama, Social Activist529. Saumya Baijal530. Saumya Chakrabarti, Professor of Economics531. Saumyajit Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, Kirori Mal College, Delhi University532. Savita Rani, Freelancer533. Sebastian, Asst. Director534. Seema, MP Mahila Manch, Bhopal535. Shabana diler, Farmer, Mudita wellgrove536. Shabnam Shaikh, Individual537. Shadan Farasat, Advocate538. Shafey kidwai, Professor ,Aligarh Musl University . Sahitya Academy winner (urdu) 2019539. Shahab Ahmad, Lawyer540. Shahana Bhattacharya, Associate Professor541. Shakambhari, Jagrook. Nagrik manch542. Shakun, Individual concerned person543. Shakuntala, Founder member of RJVS544. Shalu Nigam, Advocate, Researcher545. Sham murti, Social Activist546. Shamsul Islam, Nishant Natya Manch547. Shankar Singh, Founder Member MKSS548. Shantaram gosavi549. Sharada, Journalist550. Sharanya, Activist, Koraput, Odisha551. Sharmila, IIT Bombay552. Shaswati Mazumdar, Retd professor553. Sheela Gupta554. Sheetal Chhabria, Historian and Professor555. Shena556. Shenaz, Please Release them557. Shernavaz Buhariwala, Ex Prof. English Nagpur University558. Shewli Kumar, Associate Professor559. Shireen Gandhy, Director560. Shiva Shankar, Visiting Professor, IIT Bombay561. Shivani Gautam Bhardwaj, Founder SAFP562. Shivani Taneja, Educationist, Bhopal563. Shivani, Social worker564. Shomona Khanna, Advocate565. Shraddha C, Phd candidate566. Shubham Kaushal, Advocate, Bombay High Court567. Shubhangi, Human Rights Advocate568. Shweta Azad, Student569. Shweta Tripathi570. Siddharth Bharath, Independent Scientsist, Bengaluru571. Siddharth, Independent Researcher572. Silloo Buhariwalla has, Retired573. Siraj Dutta, Activist, Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha574. Smita, Activist, Kisan Adivasi Sanghtana, Kesla(MP)575. Smiti, Lawyer, Chhattisgarh576. Smriti Sareen, Retired KV PGT577. Smriti, Self-Employed578. Sneha Mukherjee, Advocate579. Snehal Shah, Independent Researcher580. Snimer Sahni, Retired civil servant581. Som Thomas, Human rights scholar582. Sonia khurana, Independent, visual artist583. Souvik Lal Chakraborty, Doctoral Reseacher584. Sriharsha Devulapalli, Journalist585. Subhashini ali, CPIM PB Member586. Subhendu Dasgupta, Retired academic587. Sucharita Sen, Professor588. Sudha Gomati Narayan, Assistant General Manager589. Sudhanva Deshpande, LeftWord Books590. Sudhir Katiyar, Convenor591. Sugandhi Francis, AIDWA592. Sujata Chakraborty, NA593. Sujata Gothoskar, Social activist, Mumbai594. Sujata Madhok, Journalist595. Sujata Patel, Distinguished Professor, Savitribai Phule Pune University 596. Sujata Raghavan, Freelance writer597. Sukumar Muralidharan, Journalist598. Sumita Hazarika, Lawyer599. Sunalini Kumar, Associate Professor600. Sunanda Sen, Retd Professor, JNU601. Sunil Shanbag, Theatre director602. Sunita Bandewar, Director, Health, Ethics and Law Institute, Mumbai 603. Supriya Madangarli, writer604. Surbhi S, HR Professional, NCT of Delhi605. Susan Abraham, Advocate606. Sushil Tirkey, Lohardaga607. Swarnangshu Shekhar, Lawyer, Mumbai608. Swati Shabnam, Assistant Professor609. Swati Thakur, Student610. Swatija, FAOW, Mumbai611. T Sobha Rani, Associate Professor612. Tantra Kumar, Individual613. Tapan Bose, Documentary Filmmaker614. Tara Murali, Architect615. Tara Rai, Ashoka University616. Tarsem Lal, Finance secretary Association for democratic rights punjab617. Tarun Bhartiya, Documentarian618. Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya, Writer- Translator619. Udaya Kumar, JNU620. Ujjaini Chatterji, Advocate621. Ujwala Masdekar, Associate Professor622. Unni vijayan, Filmmaker623. Urvashi Dhamija, Associate Professor,Department of Political Science, Miranda House,University of Delhi Delhi ( Retd.)624. Utpala, PUCL625. valay, Writer626. Valerian, Director PPS627. Vandana Kulkarni, Social Worker628. Vandana Mahajan629. Vasantha A S, Activist630. Vasudev Charupa, Human Rights Activist631. Vasundhra Kaul, Student632. Veena Padmanabhan., Citizen633. Vibha Maurya, Retired Professor634. Vijay Kiyawat, Retired635. Vijaylakshmi, Social activist and vice chairperson of PUCL Jaipur unit636. Vikas Rawal, Professor637. Vimala Ramachandran638. Vinay Kumar Satnam, Gurughasidas Sevadar Union Corona Disaster AssistanceDisc Madhya Pradesh State Incharge (Chhattisgarh)639. Vincent Ekka, Social Researcher640. Vineeta Bal, Scientist, Pune641. Vinita Tripathi642. Virendra Bhardwaj, जी.एस.एस. के रीय मीडिया भारी643. Vivan Sundaram, Artist644. Vivek Narayanan, Writer, editor645. Vivek Sundara, Rights activist646. W. Chandrakanth, Editor (National Affairs).647. Wasim Ahmed, Social Activist648. Xavier Jeyaraj, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology, Rome, Italy649. Yasmin Remedios, Writer650. Yogita Naruka, Researcher, TISS, Mumbai651. Yousuf Saeed, Fimmaker, New Delhi652. Zafar Ullah, Publisher (AlterNotes Press) Prop.653. Zainab, Activist Lucknow654. Zaman Ali, Practicing Advocate, Mumbai655. Aflatoon, National General Secretary, Samajwadi Jan Parishad656. Amit Prakash Singh, Journalist.657. Komal Srivastava, BGVS, Rajasthana658. Shubhangi Shukla, MKSS659. Mukesh Goswami, Asangatith Mazdoor Union, Rajasthan 660. Kamal Tank, RTI Manch, Rajasthan
