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"Bail, not jail": Mehbooba Mufti demands release of prisoners jailed under
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discuss the release of people of Jammu and Kashmir arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf not to compromise on demands for release of priso
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Imran Khan has pledged that his party will not compromise on its demands for the release of prisoners and the establishment of a judicial commission.
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Nepal holding talks with Russia, Ukraine for compensation and release of p
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nepal is holding diplomatic talks with Russia to repatriate those recruited, killed and injured in the Russian Army as well as for the release of those captured by Ukrainian forces, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced.
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Iran releases 52 illegal Afghan citizens from Al-Ghadir prison
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Taliban-appointed Foreign Relations Minister in Nimroz, Yar Mohammad Haqyar, announced the release of prisoners and emphasised that the prisoners were released as a result of the efforts of officials from the Taliban embassy in Tehran and the Afghan consulate in Zahedan.
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"Matter of concern": SC issues notice to Centre on TN Govt's plea against
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The top court noted that 54 files for premature release of prisoners were submitted to the Governor between August 14, 2023, and June 28, 2023 and proposals for appointment to TN Public Service commissions are also pending.
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'Orders given based on prison policies': UP Prisons Minister on premature
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The release of prisoners are based on prison policies and on the conduct of inmates, said Uttar Pradesh Prisons and Home Guard Minister Dharamveer Prajapati after the Supreme Court issued a notice on plea filed against premature release of poetess Madhumita Shukla murder convicts.
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SC issues various directions to facilitate premature release of prisoners
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued several directions to ease the process of pre-mature release of prisoners serving life sentences in Uttar Pradesh, including a direction to the state to strictly comply with the laws already in force related to it and follow a timeline of three months for t
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States are competent to take decisions on early release of prisoners: MHA
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Administration and management of prisoners is the responsibility of respective State governments and they are competent enough to take appropriate decisions in matters of early release of prisoners, the Ministry of Home Affairs told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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SC asks states to equip jails with internet to ensure expeditious release
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): After taking suo motu cognisance of the delay shown on authorities in releasing from jail people granted bail, the Supreme Court on Friday asked state governments to apprise it as to how many prisons in their territory have internet connections and by when j
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Plea seeks release of prisoners on interim bail from Delhi's Jails amid pa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction for the immediate release of all the under-trial and convicted prisoners on interim bail/parole in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: SC dismisses plea of Medha Patkar for interim release of prisone
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay High Court order whereby all such convicted prisoners who are undergoing punishment under the Special Acts were refused to be released on interim bail in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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High-Powered Committee is at liberty to change norms: SC on plea seeking i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea for interim release of prisoners charged under Special Acts amid COVID-19, on Monday observed that it will pass a detailed order and held that the High-Powered Committee will be at liberty to change its norms as p
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