§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India how many persons are detained in Indian prisons under the provisions of the Bengal Ordinance; whether any such prisoners are subject to rigorous imprisonment; and whether any are allowed to have visitors.
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Ordinance is no longer in force. Its provisions were continued by an Act of the Bengal Legislative Council. There are at present 110 persons detained under that Act, of whom 52 are in jails. They are not subject to rigorous imprisonment, and, like all other prisoners, may receive visits under Regulations in force in jails.