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The casual resort by the police to the sedition clause continues to cause concern The arrest of K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, an MP from Andhra Pradesh, on the grave charge of sedition, is yet another instance of the misuse of the provision relating to exciting “disaffection” against the government. The police in different States have been invoking sedition, an offence defined in Section 124A IPC, against critics of the establishment and prominent dissenters. It is not surprising that Mr. Raju, a vocal detractor of A.P. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is sought to be prosecuted. Howe...

Imprisonment practices need a relook so that the police do not effect unnecessary arrests

Orders released inmates to be transported home so they do not violate curfew/lockdown The Supreme Court has turned a humanitarian eye on the over four-lakh prison population inside overcrowded jails even as the second wave of the pandemic continues its devastating run across the country. “India has more than four lakh prison inmates. It is observed that some of the prisons in India are overburdened and are housing inmates beyond optimal capacity…. The requirement of decongestion is a matter concerning the health and right to life of both the prison inmates and the police personnel working...

Decongest jails: SC orders re-release of all eligible prisoners ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views Supreme Court of India. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 8 : In the backdrop of an unprecedented Covid-19 crisis prevailing in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year due to the pandemic. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said: "We direct that, those inmates wh...

The Supreme Court on Saturday passed a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ordered release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prisoners from across the country,