True, our Constitution has not "due process ” clause or the VIII Amendment; but, in this branch of law, after Cooper (1971) I SCR 512 (AIR 1970 SC 1318) and Maneka Gandhi (1978) 1 S.C.C.248 (AIR 1978 SC 597), the consequences are the same. For what is pu- nitively outrageous, scandalizingly unusual or cruel and rehabilita- tively counter-productive, is unarguably unreasonable and arbitrary and is shot down by articles 14 and 19 and if inflicted with proce ­ dural unfairness, falls foul of article 21. Part III of the Constitution does not part company with the prisoner at the gates, and the judicial oversight protects the prisoner ’s shrunken fundamental rights, if flouted, frowned upon or frozen by the prison authority ... So the law is that for a prisoner all fundamental rights are an enforceable reality though restricted by the fact of imprisonment. (Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1675 at pp. 1690 and 1691) 50. In short, the prison authorities can only carry out the sentences but they cannot exceed the legal boundaries of prescribed punishment.Article 8 51. Slavery, servitude and forced labour are pro­ hibited and are made punishable under the Indian Con­ stitution and Indian laws. 52. Article 23 of the Indian Constitution embodies the right against exploitation and prohibits begar (meaning labour or service exacted by Government or a person in power without giving remuneration for it) and other similar forms of forced labour. Further, the Su­ preme Court interpreted that remuneration below the minimum wages prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, falls within the purview of article 23. The Supreme Court held in the case of Sanjit Roy v. State of Rajasthan: We must, therefore, hold consistently with this decision that where a person provides labour or service to another for remunera ­
**Analysis**
The text discusses the fundamental rights of prisoners and the prohibition of forced labor, which suggests a connection to human rights and labor laws. It also touches on the concept of due process and procedural fairness, which could be related to legal and judicial systems.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment