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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on Engineer Rashid's plea seeking govt-bor
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday delivered a split verdict on a plea filed by jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who sought directions to the Central government to bear the expenses of his travel from Tihar Jail to Parliament for attending sessions while he
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J-K: Mehbooba Mufti moves HC to seek repatriation for undertrial prisoners
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti moved to the High Court to seek repatriation for undertrial prisoners lodged in the Union Territory.
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Court acquits inmate accused of assaulting Deputy Jail Superintendent
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tis Hazari court has recently acquitted an undertrial prisoner, Salman Tyagi, accused of assaulting the Deputy Jail Superintendent in Tihar Jail. The court acquitted the accused and said that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Delhi: Undertrial prisoner killed in Saket court lockup by two other inmat
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"An inmate, Aman, was killed by two other inmates, Jitender and Jaidev, inside the Saket Court lockup. Jitender and Aman had an old animosity due to an incident of assault that happened in 2024 when they both were outside the jail," Delhi police said.
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Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Surak
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wrote a letter on January 1 in this regard to the Chief Secretaries of all states and UTs as well as the Director General and Inspector General of prisons and correctional services of all states and UTs.
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"Human rights the bedrock of society, imperative for global peace": CJI Kh
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the urgent need for change, CJI Khanna said, "Criminal courts require reform. We have decriminalised a lot of laws, but a lot of work remains to be done. Laws require a change. This becomes important when we look at the number of undertrial prisoners. The national capacity of
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MHA urges states and UTs to implement BNSS for undertrial prisoner relief
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Section 479 of the BNSS allows for the release of bail of those prisoners who have served significant periods of detention, particularly first-time offenders.
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SC expresses strong displeasure on Manipur Govt for not taking Kuki undert
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure as it noted that an undertrial at the Manipur Central Jail was not taken to the hospital for medical examination, only because he belongs to the 'Kuki' community.
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Madhya Pradesh: Central Jail undertrial prisoner escapes from Hamidia Hosp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A central jail undertrial prisoner who was admitted to Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal for treatment escaped from there, said a police official on Wednesday.
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Haryana: Undertrial prisoner dies under suspicious circumstances at jail i
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A detainee named Paramjeet lodged in a jail in the Jind district of Haryana died on Monday. The accused was arrested two days ago on the charges of buffalo theft over which the CIA started interrogating him.
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Madhya Pradesh: Undertrial prisoner dies by suicide in Indore's central ja
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The prisoner was identified as Anil, a resident of Chhatripura, Mhow Naka, Indore and he was imprisoned on the charges of murder of his wife in July last year.
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Allahabad HC directs tight security for Mukhtar Ansari, restricts media in
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the state Director General of Police (DGP) to tighten security arrangements in jail and while gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is produced in the court.
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