17 prisoners illegally released from Mizoram jail using forged court orders; majority re-arrestedSeventeen prisoners were illegally freed from Lunglei District Jail in Mizoram. Forged court documents and fake release orders facilitated ...
09 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Kodak Black arrested: Here's why the South Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrestedRapper Kodak Black, real name Bill Kapri, was arrested in Orange County, Florida. Authorities accused the 28-year-old of trafficking MDMA. ...
07 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive powerPresident Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly ignored federal court orders. This defiance spans various policy areas, from immigra...
02 May, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Latest Malayalam OTT releases (April 6 - April 12): Haal to Thaai Kizhavi, new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video, Zee5This week's Malayalam OTT releases offer a diverse lineup, from the romantic drama Haal to the rural family tale Thaai Kizhavi (dubbed). Ho...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Is Japan, global economic superpower, planning for energy austerity measures amidst Iran war? Prime Minister reveals detailsJapanese government bonds were largely steady on Tuesday, as investors wrestled with optimism over a potential Middle East ceasefire and un...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Vadh 2 OTT release date details: When and where to watch the suspense-drama starring Neena Gupta and Sanjay MishraVadh 2, the crime thriller starring Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta, is set to stream online soon. The film, a standalone story set in a Madh...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
Centre urges states, UTs to enforce Section 479 of BNSS for undertrial prisoners' reliefThe Central government has urged all states and Union Territories to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.52 PM IST
New criminal laws may help reduce jail overcrowdingThe new criminal laws, known as BNSS, aim to address jail overcrowding by offering leniency to first-time offenders. Bail conditions have b...
05 Jul, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Supreme Court issues norms for early release of undertrials given bailIf the accused is not released within 7 days from the date of grant of bail, the jail superintendent shall inform the District Legal Servic...
03 Feb, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Consider modifying prisoners' bail conditions if bonds not furnished within month: SC to courtsIn a report filed in the apex court, the NALSA had said it was in the process of creating a "master data" of all such undertrial prisoners ...
02 Feb, 2023, 07.07 PM IST
Elgar Parishad case: Accused Sudha Bharadwaj released from jailBharadwaj was granted default bail by the Bombay High Court on December 1. The HC had then directed a special NIA court to decide on the co...
09 Dec, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
To ease congestion, convicts to be given up to 6 months’ remissionThose sentenced to 10 years or more and left with six months of sentence and those sentenced to seven years and left with five months of se...
31 Mar, 2020, 06.55 AM IST
Same day bail for Salman Khan, but over 2.5 lakh undertrials languish in jailsSalman Khan got bail within hours of his conviction but the justice delivery system is not as proactive in case of a common prisoner or the...
08 May, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
- Disclose details of prisoners to be released on SC order: Central Information Commission
The details of prisoners who are set to be released on a recent Supreme Court order should be put in public domain, the Central Information...
17 Nov, 2014, 06.58 PM IST
Laws dealing with undertrials in India are flawedFor the country as a whole, the number of undertrials detained for more than five years is lower than 2,000. With a cut-off of three years,...
08 Sep, 2014, 05.16 AM IST
- Bhim Singh welcomes SC verdict on release of undertrials
The court had made it clear that there is no need for lawyers to be present while judicial officers take decision for release of prisoners.
07 Sep, 2014, 01.31 PM IST
Ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot hails Supreme Court order regarding undertrial prisonersGehlot in a statement here said that there should be an arrangement in the judiciary that no undertrial has to be in jail unnecessarily.
06 Sep, 2014, 04.18 PM IST