In a written reply to the question asked by Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP Poonam Mahajan and Congress MP Ramya Haridas, the Centre has said that it has no plans right now we set up fast track courts for under trials.
"As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indian prisoners, including under-trials, in foreign jails at present is 8441, out of which 4,389 are lodged in jails of Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman)," MoS Muraleedharan
The court of Special Judge Vikas Dhull also directed the Tihar Jail administration to provide the food to the applicant or accused Satyendar Kumar Jain, which is available under trial, if he is on a religious fast keeping in mind Rules 339 and 341 read with 1124 of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018.
Hong Kong, September 26 (ANI): Known as the "conscience of Hong Kong" among his supporters, Cardinal Joseph Zen, a 90-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong has gone on trial on Monday under the national security law.
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Tees Hazari Court has recently called for a report from the superintendent of Tihar Jail over the allegations of the torture of an under-trial prisoner.
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched a campaign 'Release UTRC@75' from July 16, for identifying eligible prisoners and recommending the release of fit cases to the Under Trial Review Committ
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to restrain convicted and undertrial MPs and MLAs from voting in the Presidential election.
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking quashing of FIR in a case of alleged extortion of more than Rs 100 crores. The crime branch of Delhi Police had registered the FIR in the year of 2008 on the complaint of Harbhajan Singh Chopra. T
Beijing [China], April 27 (ANI): Citing allegations of leaking 'state secrets', China has been detaining people as young as 10 years of age, conducting trials behind closed doors and violating the basic principle of a fair trial.
North Tripura (Tripura) [India], April 3 (ANI): As many as three trained militants accused in the sensational Litan Das murder case escaped the police custody from Kanchanpur sub-jail under North Tripura district on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): An under trial prisoner at Tihar jail swallowed a cell phone when the jail staff was approaching for search on suspicion, DG (Prison)Sandeep Goel told ANI on Friday.
Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Five under-trial prisoners died in different jails under Delhi's Tihar jail in the past eight days, as per jail sources.