: Prisoners released during Covid should not be asked to surrender until further orders, says SC #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Friday directed that prisoners released with the objective of decongesting

Prisoners released during Covid should not be asked to surrender until further orders, says SC #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that prisoners released with the objective of decongesting jails during Covid-19 should not be asked to surrender until further orders, Live Law reported.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana also observed that uniform guidelines should be put in place across all the states to deal with the release of such prisoners. Last year, the Supreme Court had directed state government to form high-powered committees to consider the release of convicts and undertrials in relatively minor offences on interim bail or parole to decongest prisons. On May 7 this year, the court had directed the committees to consider giving interim bail or parole to certain categories of prisoners. During Friday’s hearing, the court also directed state governments to file reports detailing the criteria adopted by the high-powered committees to release the prisoners. The court also asked the National Legal Services Authority to file a report in the case.The bench has asked states to explain whether they have considered factors like age and co-morbidities while granting parole. States have also been asked to specify if the high-powered committees are also considering prisoners whose appeals are pending in higher courts. Meanwhile, the Centre said it has no objection if the court’s order was...Read more

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