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Over 1,700 Convicts Released During Pandemic Return To Delhi Jails
More than 1,700 undertrial prisoners and convicts, who were granted emergency bail or parole during the COVID-19 pandemic, have returned to Delhi's jails after the Supreme Court directed them to surrender, officials said on Saturday.
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Speed Up Release Of Undertrial Prisoners: PM Modi At Judicial Services Meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the judiciary to speed up the release of undertrials languishing in various jails awaiting legal aid.
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"Give Bail To Undertrials, Or We Will": Supreme Court To UP, High Court
Warning of a blanket bail order, the Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking steps to release undertrial prisoners jailed for more than 10 years despite a top court order.
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After 40 Years In Jail, Man From Nepal Released By Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a Nepali citizen who has been incarcerated for over 40 years in a correctional home here as an undertrial prisoner in connection with a murder case in Darjeeling.
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"Not Every Prisoner To Be Released Amid Pandemic": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it had directed states to set up high powered committees (HPCs) to determine prisoners who could be released on interim bail or parole during COVID-19 pandemic, but its intention was not that "every undertrial or convicted prisoner" is to be released irrespective of the nature and severity of offence.
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Prisoners To Be Out On Bail To Decongest Haryana Jails Amid Coronavirus
The Haryana government has decided to release convicted prisoners with up to seven years of sentences and undertrials ones liable to get as long jail terms on conviction, on parole or bail, in order to decongest prisons, state Jail Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala said on Wednesday.
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Over 1,400 Undertrials Can Be Released From Jail: AAP Government To High Court
The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that over 1,400 undertrial prisoners can be released from jails of the national capital if the Supreme Court's order that arrests can be made only if they are required is followed.
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51 Women Undertrial Prisoners Released on Bail: Delhi High Court Was Told
The Delhi High Court was on Monday informed by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) that 51 women out of 152 women undertrial prisoners, who have been languishing in Tihar jail for more than six months or completed half of their sentences in lesser offences, have been released on bail.
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Undertrials Who Have Been in Prison for Over 6 Months Should Be Released, Delhi Government Urges High Court
The Delhi government on Thursday urged the High Court to immediately release all undertrial prisoners who have not committed heinous crimes but were in jail for over six months due to delay in disposal of cases.
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486 Undertrials Released from Two Prisons in Tamil Nadu
A total of 486 undertrials were released at the annual prison adalats held in prisons in the two towns, police said.
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Thousands of Prisoners Will Be Freed After This Supreme Court Order
In big relief for thousands of prisoners waiting for their trial in jail, the Supreme Court today said they can be released if they have served half the sentence for the offence they have been charged with.
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Special hearing to release undertrials
In a bid to decongest over-crowded prisons in the Capital, a Delhi Court has conducted a special hearing to facilitate release of undertrials languishing in jails in connection with petty offences.
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Over 1,700 Convicts Released During Pandemic Return To Delhi Jails
More than 1,700 undertrial prisoners and convicts, who were granted emergency bail or parole during the COVID-19 pandemic, have returned to Delhi's jails after the Supreme Court directed them to surrender, officials said on Saturday.
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Speed Up Release Of Undertrial Prisoners: PM Modi At Judicial Services Meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the judiciary to speed up the release of undertrials languishing in various jails awaiting legal aid.
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"Give Bail To Undertrials, Or We Will": Supreme Court To UP, High Court
Warning of a blanket bail order, the Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking steps to release undertrial prisoners jailed for more than 10 years despite a top court order.
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After 40 Years In Jail, Man From Nepal Released By Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a Nepali citizen who has been incarcerated for over 40 years in a correctional home here as an undertrial prisoner in connection with a murder case in Darjeeling.
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"Not Every Prisoner To Be Released Amid Pandemic": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it had directed states to set up high powered committees (HPCs) to determine prisoners who could be released on interim bail or parole during COVID-19 pandemic, but its intention was not that "every undertrial or convicted prisoner" is to be released irrespective of the nature and severity of offence.
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Prisoners To Be Out On Bail To Decongest Haryana Jails Amid Coronavirus
The Haryana government has decided to release convicted prisoners with up to seven years of sentences and undertrials ones liable to get as long jail terms on conviction, on parole or bail, in order to decongest prisons, state Jail Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala said on Wednesday.
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Over 1,400 Undertrials Can Be Released From Jail: AAP Government To High Court
The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that over 1,400 undertrial prisoners can be released from jails of the national capital if the Supreme Court's order that arrests can be made only if they are required is followed.
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51 Women Undertrial Prisoners Released on Bail: Delhi High Court Was Told
The Delhi High Court was on Monday informed by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) that 51 women out of 152 women undertrial prisoners, who have been languishing in Tihar jail for more than six months or completed half of their sentences in lesser offences, have been released on bail.
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Undertrials Who Have Been in Prison for Over 6 Months Should Be Released, Delhi Government Urges High Court
The Delhi government on Thursday urged the High Court to immediately release all undertrial prisoners who have not committed heinous crimes but were in jail for over six months due to delay in disposal of cases.
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486 Undertrials Released from Two Prisons in Tamil Nadu
A total of 486 undertrials were released at the annual prison adalats held in prisons in the two towns, police said.
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Thousands of Prisoners Will Be Freed After This Supreme Court Order
In big relief for thousands of prisoners waiting for their trial in jail, the Supreme Court today said they can be released if they have served half the sentence for the offence they have been charged with.
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Special hearing to release undertrials
In a bid to decongest over-crowded prisons in the Capital, a Delhi Court has conducted a special hearing to facilitate release of undertrials languishing in jails in connection with petty offences.
