Undertrials

Number of undertrials in prisons in India is the same as the population of Barbados

There are 282,879 undertrials in Indian prisons, according to Prison Statistics 2014, a number equal to the population of the Caribbean nation of Barbados.

The kindest cut: Sunil Mittal gives away Rs 5 cr of his salary to provide legal aid for undertrials

Under CSR, Bharti Enterprises will spend about Rs 100 crore a year on building schools and toilets and running Nyaya Bharti

Juvenile Justice Act: In Lok Sabha, Shashi Tharoor says amended bill will embarrass govt

The amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014 has been moved keeping in mind the increasing number of serious offences being committed by teenagers in the 16-18 years' age group, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said while moving the bill.

Release undertrials who have served half their sentence: SC

The Supreme Court ordered the release of undertrials who have already served half their sentence.

Modi govt to release undertrials who have served half their maximum terms

In a move that would tackle the severe congestion in Indian prisons, the Union Government has started work on a system where undertrials, who have served at least half of their would be sentence, will be released from prison.

Undertrials can contest election, says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar a person who is in jail or in police custody from contesting elections, saying it would leave the door open for practice of "vendetta politics"

Maharashtra Info panel offers undertrials hope

The growing number of undertrials is clogging the prison system all over the country, besides it’s a human rights issue.

SC anguished over plight of undertrials, fundamental rights violation

"It also reflects our imprudence when our prisons are bursting at their seams," judges said.