New Delhi: Supreme court The court’s March 23, 2020 order on Friday set a five-day deadline for states to submit details of the norms planned for the release of prisoners accused of minor offenses from overcrowded prisons, aimed at containing the spread of the infection. had to stop. covid But it was found that it has been implemented incorrectly.
bench of the Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices LN Rao and AS Bopanna Hundreds of prisoners above 60 years of age are still being held in jails for offenses punishable with less than seven years imprisonment, angered by the lax attitude of states in releasing prisoners facing trial. Even after more than a year. And the country is enduring two waves of the pandemic.
Referring to the affidavits along with brief details filed by the states regarding compliance of the orders, the bench said, “There is no information in the affidavits as to how they have implemented scheduled caste Order… It appears that no uniform guidelines have been adopted by the High Powered Committees constituted on the orders of the Supreme Court in each State for the release of prisoners.
“except Haryana and TripuraIt seems that no state has taken into account age and concomitant diseases for the release of older prisoners.”
bench of the Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices LN Rao and AS Bopanna Hundreds of prisoners above 60 years of age are still being held in jails for offenses punishable with less than seven years imprisonment, angered by the lax attitude of states in releasing prisoners facing trial. Even after more than a year. And the country is enduring two waves of the pandemic.
Referring to the affidavits along with brief details filed by the states regarding compliance of the orders, the bench said, “There is no information in the affidavits as to how they have implemented scheduled caste Order… It appears that no uniform guidelines have been adopted by the High Powered Committees constituted on the orders of the Supreme Court in each State for the release of prisoners.
“except Haryana and TripuraIt seems that no state has taken into account age and concomitant diseases for the release of older prisoners.”
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