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SC refuses to pass blanket order on plea seeking release of prisoners abov
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Supreme court on Tuesday refused to pass any general directions on a plea seeking directions to release prisoners above the age of 50 years as well as those suffering from serious ailments in view of the spread of COVID-19.
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US Ambassador Brownback calls for release of religious prisoners amid COVI
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback has called upon countries to release religious prisoners during the coronavirus crisis.
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Delhi High-powered committee relaxes criteria for granting bail to under-t
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In a bid to decongest the jails in the national capital amid the coronavirus lockdown, a High-Powered Committee constituted by Delhi government has relaxed the criteria for the release of the prisoners on interim bail.
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COVID-19: PIL in SC seeking release of prisoners above 50-years of age
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday asking it to consider releasing prisoners above the age of 50 years on "emergency parole or interim bail" amid the menace of coronavirus.
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Kerala HC grants bail to under-trial prisoners till April 30
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim bail to the under-trial prisoners and remanded accused in the state till April 30 in view of the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19: MP amends Prisoner's Leave Rules to decongest jails
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has amended the MP Prisoner's Leave Rules, 1989, allowing prisoners to be on parole for a maximum of 60 days. This step is being taken to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 : Aligarh Jail releases 28 prisoners on parole
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Twenty-eight prisoners were released on Sunday from Aligarh Jail on interim bail for 8 weeks as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus.
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38 prisoners released from Lucknow Jail for 8 weeks as preventive measures
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): 38 prisoners were released on Sunday from Lucknow Jail for 8 weeks as a preventive measure against the spread of novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Iran temporarily frees 100,000 prisoners to limit spread of Coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Tehran[Iran], Mar 29 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 100,000 inmates have been temporarily freed from Iranian prisons as of Sunday to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, a judiciary spokesman has said.
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COVID-19: Lucknow Jail releases 38 prisoners on 8-week parole
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Thirty-eight prisoners were released on 8-week parole from Lucknow Jail on Sunday as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 : Tihar Jail releases 356 prisoners on 45-day interim bail
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail officials said on Saturday.
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Combating Corona: UP to release 11,000 prisoners to decongest prisons
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh is set to release around 11,000 prisoners due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis that India is grappling with.
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