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SC extends by week order staying surrender of undertrials in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended by a week its order where it had stayed an order of the Delhi High Court directing the surrender of 2,674 undertrials, who were released on interim bail in a move to prevent the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in the n
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No further extensions of interim bails to undertrials involved in heinous
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has ordered that there shall be no further extension of interim bails to those 2,318 undertrials involved in heinous crimes, who were granted interim bail by the District Courts and directed them to surrender them in a phased manner f
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2 COVID-19 positive prisoners escape Pune's Yerawada prison
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 10 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners, who had tested positive for COVID-19, escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerawada Central Prison in Pune early morning on Saturday, jail officials informed.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks directions for supplying status reports of bail app
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for supplying in advance the status reports, report by the jail superintendent and reply copy filed on behalf of the prosecution while hearing bail applications of undertrials.
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Two undertrial prisoners escape from temporary jail in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners escaped from a temporary jail set up by Yerwada prison in Pune early morning on Saturday, police said.
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Delhi HC to consider on Saturday extension of interim bails to undertrial
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Delhi High Court will consider on Saturday a High-Power Committee's recommendation to extend the interim bails granted to 2,177 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Delhi HC recommends investigative agencies, govt to consider using GPS to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday recommended investigative agencies and the government to consider the use of advances in technology like the GPS tracking system to track undertrials out on bail so as they don't flee from justice.
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50 more undertrials in Delhi may get interim bail
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Around 50 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) suffering from various illnesses are expected to be released on interim bail in a few days to contain the over-crowding in jails in the national capital in view of the coronavirus pandemic, said a press release issued
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Delhi HC recognises HPC decision on bail order for undertrials
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Acting on orders of the Supreme Court regarding decongestion of prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a green signal to High Power Committee (HPC) decision and also modifies bail orders of under-trial prisoners.
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COVID-19: Plea filed in SC seeking implementation of order concerning rele
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) has approached the Supreme Court for compliance of its recent order in which it had asked the state governments to release undertrial prisoners who are facing charges attracting less than seven years im
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COVID-19: SC asks all states to release undertrial prisoners facing minor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less than seven years imprisonment, to reduce overcrowding of jails amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Undertrial prisoner commits suicide in barrack in UP's Shahjahanpur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): An undertrial prisoner of District Jail here died on Monday at a hospital where he was taken after he allegedly attempted suicide by hanging himself in his prison barrack, police said.
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