Undertrial Prisoners Archives

COVID-19 Parole ends; Undertrial Prisoners/Convicts to return to prisons as Supreme Court directs them to surrender

The Supreme Court observed that the undertrial prisoners/convicts were not released on merits but were released only to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus among prisoners in over-crowded prisons.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Whether a convict who has challenged his conviction under S. 374 CrPC is entitled to benefit under S. 436-A CrPC?: Full Bench discusses

Bombay High Court: A Full Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and R.K. Deshpande and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., answered the question referred

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Directions issued to improve the current state of prisons in India

Supreme Court: Considering the dire need for prison reform, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal, JJ said that prisoners,

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Under-trial prisoners must be provided with their release related information

Central Information Commission (CIC): While reiterating that it is the constitutional responsibility and statutory obligation of the Governments to review each case of

Supreme Court

Directions for release of undertrial prisoners issued

Supreme Court: Considering the fact that a large number of undertrial prisoners housed in the prisons, the 3-judge bench of R.M. Lodha,