SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on plea seeking voting rights to

The petition sought direction to issue guidelines to set polling stations in prisons for local prisoners and to...

“Human rights the bedrock of society...": CJI Khanna

Highlighting the urgent need for change, CJI Khanna said, "Criminal courts require reform. We have decriminalised...

Centre to SC: Section 479 of BNSS, 2023 to apply

The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS),...

1,768 prisoners surrender in Delhi jails after COVID parole

After Supreme Court's order, 1,768 prisoners including undertrials and convicts who were on parole since COViD...

77 pc inmates in prisons 'undertrials', says India Justice Report

Only 22 per cent of the prison population are convicts while 77 per cent are 'undertrials' or people awaiting the...

No proposal to set up fast track courts for undertrials: Law Min

In a written reply to the question asked by Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP Poonam Mahajan and Congress MP Ramya...

SC directs all convicts, undertrials released during pandemic

A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar issued this direction while dealing with the matter relating to...

Chhattisgarh's woodcraft artist gets Padma Shri

Chhattisgarh's Ajay Mandavi, who teaches wood calligraphy art to jail inmates, has been honoured with the fourth...

Process is punishment in India's criminal justice system: CJI

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said that in India's...

45 out of 3200 undertrials released on interim bail...

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has...

SC extends by week order staying surrender of undertrials in Delhi

New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended by a week its order where it had...

No further extensions of interim bails to undertrials...

New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has ordered that there shall be no further extension of...