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COVID-19: Calcutta HC directs constitution of 3-member panel to examine ba
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Calcutta High Court, while hearing a PIL on overcrowding in jails, on Tuesday ordered to constitute a 3-member committee to examine how many prisoners can be released on bail and how many can get parole amid a growing coronavirus threat.
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COVID-19: SC asks all states to release undertrial prisoners facing minor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less than seven years imprisonment, to reduce overcrowding of jails amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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