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Delhi Court grants bail in 2021 Mangolpuri murder case, cites long custody
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi court granted bail to an accused in a 2021 Mangolpuri murder case, noting he has been in custody for over four and a half years while only five of 34 witnesses have been examined, citing the right to speedy trial under Article 21.
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SC directs release of GST accused on bail, flags prolonged custody and sta
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the release of Amit Mehra on bail, emphasising that an undertrial cannot be kept behind bars indefinitely.
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UPA govt brought amendments to UAPA: Owaisi blames Congress for prolonged
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Owaisi said, "The Supreme Court did not grant bail to two undertrial accused, and the Supreme Court explained why it did not grant bail. During the UPA government, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was amended, and included a definition of what constitutes terrorism."
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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 : 7 months 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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SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on plea seeking voting rights to undertria
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The petition sought direction to issue guidelines to set polling stations in prisons for local prisoners and to make provision for postal ballots for prisoners lodged outside their home constituencies or states.
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Court acquits inmate accused of assaulting Deputy Jail Superintendent
Updated : 9 months, 3 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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Centre to SC: Section 479 of BNSS, 2023 to apply to all undertrials in pen
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS), the replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure, will apply to all undertrials in pending cases that were registered before July 1.
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