SC orders release of prisoners to decongest jails amid COVID-19 second wave
NEW DELHI: Taking note of an “unprecedented surge” in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed directions for decongestion of prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year in view of the pandemic.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said that all those prisoners who were allowed to go out on bail in March last year by the high-powered committees of states and Union Territories (UTs), set up following the apex court’s order, be granted the same relief without reconsideration by HPCs to avoid delay.
Search SC orders release of prisoners who were granted bail earlier to decongest jails Decision comes amid ‘unprecedented surge’ in Covid-19 cases
Taking note of an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed directions for decongestion of prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year in view of the pandemic.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said that all those prisoners who were allowed to go out on bail in March last year by the high-powered committees of states and Union Territories (UTs), set up following the apex court s order, be granted the same relief without reconsideration by HPCs to avoid delay.
India Covid Crisis: Supreme Court orders release of prisoners to decongest jails
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Court s order comes in view of surge in Covid-19 cases.
Taking note of an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed directions for decongestion of prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year in view of the pandemic.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said that all those prisoners who were allowed to go out on bail in March last year by the high-powered committees of states and Union Territories (UTs), set up following the apex court s order, be granted the same relief without reconsideration by HPCs to avoid delay.
SC passes slew of measures to decongest prisons in wake of COVID-19 surge ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 15:23 IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 infection across prisons in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday, in its order, passed a slew of measures and directions to decongest them and prevent the spread of the disease.
The Court also directed the authorities concerned to ensure that proper medical facilities are provided to all prisoners.
A three-judge special Bench of the Apex Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana and also comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant passed the directions.
Expectations from CJI Justice NV Ramana
Expectations from CJI Justice NV Ramana
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
There is speculation about what sort of Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana would make. “He is not the kind of judge who will clash with the executive. Nor is he likely to cause ripples through his legal pronouncements. His will be a quiet term,” said a lawyer who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Justice Ramana was sworn in as the 48th CJI on 24 April. He was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court on 17 February 2014 and will retire on August 26, 2022.He had a brief stint as a journalist with a leading Telugu newspaper and enrolled at the Andhra Pradesh High Court Bar in 1983.