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sec. 42 and sec.45 of Prisons Act - Jail Manual - Carrying a cell phone and charger by a visitor in Jail - F.I.R. registered under sec. 42 and 45(12) of Prisons Act - writ to quash under sec.482 of Cr.P.C. - High court dismissed - Apex court set aside the High court order - held that by the date of offence Cell Phone not included as prohibitory Article and By the date of offence no communication was done - the accused is only a visitor not a prisoner , so the above sections not applicable to the accused - quashed the F.I.R and charges by allowing the criminal appeal = Varinder Singh …Appellant Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ...Respondents = 2014 ( January - Vol - 1-D.B.) Judis.nic.in/ S.C./ file name =41154