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Supreme Court Directs Jail Authorities to Prioritize Women Undertrials for Release Under Section 479 of BNSS, 2023

On November 19, 2024, the Supreme Court issued significant directives to Jail Superintendents, urging them to focus on identifying women prisoners eligible for release under Section 479 of the Bharatiya…

KIN OF AN ACCUSED MOVES AGAINST PRISON TRANSFER ORDERS

The accused of Bhima Koregaon violence was involved by civil liberties activists and the case was booked under UAPA Act by NIA. The plea was filed by the kin of…

Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, and Asif Iqbal Tanha have been released from Tihar Jail

After a Delhi court ordered the jail authorities to release student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, and Asif Iqbal Tanha from Tihar jail, they were released late Thursday from Tihar…

Stand-up Comedian: Munawar Faruqui released from jail

Comedian Munawar Faruqui was released from Indore prison on Thursday night following ad-interim bail by the Supreme court a day earlier. He was arrested for hurting religious sentiments on January…

South Korea upholds 20-year prison sentence for impeached former President

South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison term on Thursday for former President Park Guen-hye, who was sentenced in 2018 on charges of misuse of influence, bribery and intimidation.…

Calcutta High court gave directions to permit the terminally ill prisoners to have their last company with their family and friends

Case title: Re:Overcrowding in prisonsThe Calcutta High court gave directions to the State government to hand over the prisoners who are terminally ill to their family/friends. The judgment was given…

Jailed Maoist leader allowed controlled use of Internet in jail to prepare for his own cases

Prisoned Maoist leader roopesh, was allowed to access the internet for 45 minutes in a week to prepare for his case by accessing the official websites of the supreme court…

‘For decades, a national anti-cruelty law was a dream for animal protectionists. Today, it is a reality’

In a display of political unity, Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill that, for the first time, makes acts of animal cruelty a federal crime punishable with fines and up…

MADRAS HC DIRECTS THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR TO LOOK INTO THE PRISIONER’S CONDITIONS IN PRISON

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Madras HC recently took cognizance of the spread of COVID'19 among the inmates in jail. A writ petition of Habeas Corpus was filed in Madras High Court where it came…