Jharkhand High Court Orders Framing of Guidelines for HIV Testing and Treatment of Prisoners

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the State government to issue and implement guidelines for HIV testing and treatment of prisoners under the framework of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017.

The order was passed by a Division Bench that was hearing a criminal appeal filed by a convict who refused to undergo an HIV test upon being admitted to the jail.

Referring to Section 13 of the Act, which empowered the Central or State government to take measures to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Court directed that the proposal be placed on record within six weeks.

[Mithilesh Kumhar @ Mithilesh Pandit v State of Jharkhand]