New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for supplying in advance the status reports, report by the jail superintendent and reply copy filed on behalf of the prosecution while hearing bail applications of undertrials.
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A PIL has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking directions to Tihar Jail authorities to set up a web link for conducting regular 'legal mulakats' telephonically or through video conference to ensure access to justice to the inmates.
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The total count of coronavirus cases including the staff in different Delhi jails and inmates is 111, Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): None of 18 inmates who complained of COVID-19 symptoms has tested positive for the virus, Tihar Jail informed the Patiala House Court on Friday.
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Shabbir Shah, one of the main Kashmiri separatist leaders, approached a Delhi court seeking a separate cell in Tihar Jail citing COVID-19 cases in the Central jail.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): A Delhi court has issued notice to the Tihar Jail authority on an application moved by an accused in a terror case, praying for proper medical treatment as he has claimed to be suffering from symptoms similar to COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Tihar Jail to file a status report on a plea filed by Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal, who was arrested for her alleged role in the northeast Delhi violence, seeking to have video conferences with her lawyers.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): A local court in Telangana on Tuesday sentenced a teacher to 10-years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to set up COVID help desks in every police station, hospital, jails, among other locations in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Of the 29 inmates who were sharing a barrack in Mandoli jail with a person who passed away on June 15 and was later found COVID-19 positive, 17 have tested positive while 12 others are negative, said Director General (Prisons), Delhi.
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): As many as four constables attached to the Thane Central Jail in Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19, as per information provided by Deepak Pandey, Inspector General of Prisons on Sunday.