As interim bails issued during Covid-19 expire, Delhi High Court asks undertrial prisoners to surrender
Court ‘not inclined’ to extend the bail term of 3,499 undertrial prisoners. The Delhi High Court has directed 3,499 undertrial prisoners, who were granted interim bails to de-congest jails here amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to surrender on expiry of their period. The decision of the court was based on the recommendation of the high powered committee (HPC) constituted on the direction of the Supreme Court to decongest jails to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A Bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said it was "not inclined" to further extend the period of interim bail grante...
Source: thehindu.com