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J-K: Mehbooba Mufti moves HC to seek repatriation for undertrial prisoners
Updated : 6 months, 3 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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"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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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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1,768 convicts, undertrial prisoners return to Delhi jails after COVID par
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After Supreme Court's order, 1,768 prisoners including undertrials and convicts who were on parole since COViD pandemic, have surrendered at various jails in the national capital so far, said Delhi Prisons.
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SC directs all convicts, undertrials released during Covid-19 pandemic to
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar issued this direction while dealing with the matter relating to the contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Prisons.
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Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur Jail acquiring digital knowledge
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur Jail, convicted and undertrial prisoners who have been cut off from the mainstream of society due to crime are acquiring digital knowledge which will help them become self-reliant.
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NALSA launches campaign to identify undertrial prisoners eligible for rele
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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
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Dozen of prisoners escape police custody from Lahore court lockup
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] December 7 (ANI): At least 12 undertrial prisoners escaped from police custody following clashes between two groups while being produced before a local court in Lahore on Monday, reported Dawn.
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Two undertrial prisoners tortured by police in court premises in Pakistan'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Narowal [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners suffered life-threatening injuries following torture by the police in the court premises in Pakistan's Narowal city.
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Pakistan's under-trial prisoners seek rights and better living conditions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Undertrial prisoners incarcerated in the Camp Jail Lahore have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to ensure the provision of the "very few rights guaranteed to prisoners under the outdated British prison manual".
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COVID-19: Delhi HC directs 3,499 undertrial prisoners to surrender befor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed all the 3,499 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) who were granted interim bails amid COVID-19 under the various criteria laid down by the High Powered Committee, shall surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent upon the ex
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