The Bombay High Court recently ruled that undertrial prisoners who have remained in jail for a long time should ordinarily be released on bail even if the crimes that they are accused of are serious.
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday took a dim view of accused persons being lodged in jails as undertrials for years together before conviction or acquittal.
The Supreme Court of India and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Monday launched a nationwide campaign to expedite the identification and review of prisoners who are eligible to be considered for release.