Consider the following statements : 1. Statement-I : In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. 2. Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

1. Statement-I states that in India, prisons are managed by State Governments according to their own rules and regulations for administration. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, 'Prisons, reformatories, Borstal institutions and other institutions of a like nature, and persons detained therein; arrangements with other States for the use of prisons and other institutions' falls under Entry 4 of the State List (List II). This means State Governments have the authority to legislate on and administer prisons. Therefore, Statement-I is correct. 2. Statement-II states that prisons in India are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894, which placed the subject of prisons under the control of Provincial Governments. The Prisons Act, 1894 is indeed the primary legislation that historically governed prisons, and it delegated the administration and management to the then Provincial Governments (now State Governments). This framework laid the foundation for the current constitutional arrangement. Therefore, Statement-II is also correct. 3. The fact that the Prisons Act, 1894 placed the subject under Provincial/State control (Statement-II) provides the historical and legal basis for why State Governments currently manage prisons with their own rules (Statement-I). Thus, Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I. 4. Both statements are correct, and Statement-II correctly explains Statement-I.