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India is regarded as a secular federal republic that is governed in a democratic parliamentary system. The Constitution of India is regarded as Suprema Lex of the land. Which does not only confine to the statutes made by legislature or judiciary but also deeply rooted in the culture, tradition, norms, values of the Indian society it's self. And hence the Indian criminal justice system is largely influenced by REFORMATIVE THEORIES. Solitary confinement is something less of reformation and more of a punishment. Solitary confinement is an isolation of a prisoner from other co-prisoners where a prisoner experiences complete segregation from society. In solitary confinement, the prisoner experiences stressful conditions which may lead to potentially harmful health effects that may be physical and mental. The Constitution always strives to protect the rights of individuals even behind the bars. The supreme courts in few of the leading cases highlighted solitary confinement as against Article 19 and 21. As article 21 speaks more of life and less of liberty and complete solitude is Against the natural principle of human life as well as against freedom by contrast It may also result in the arbitration of the authority upon the prisoner which would absolutely break the rule of law as well. This paper deals with the constitutional validity of solitary confinement and its effects in the life Of prisoner and put forward other reformatory majors. Promoting public awareness is the point of utmost importance of this paper.