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26/07/2022 - Governance

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July 26, 2022

India’s criminal justice system needs to be reformed in the country to prevent the large scale under trial prisoners. Examine  (200 Words)

Refer - The Hindu

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IAS Parliament 2 years

KEY POINTS

·        Over 75% of India’s prison population are undertrials while overcrowding in Indian prisons stands at 118%.

·        The Supreme Court of India recently acknowledged, in Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI, the ineffectiveness of India’s bail system and its contribution to this crisis.

·        The Court provided comprehensive guidelines on laws related to bail, such as mandating timelines for the disposal of bail applications and laying emphasis on the need to enact a separate legislation.

·        Of the undertrials (2,313) represented by the FTP , 18.50% were migrants, 93.48% did not own any assets, 62.22% did not have any contact with family, and 10% had a history of previous incarceration.

·        This is important because marginalised persons bear the brunt of these broad exceptions. They are either denied bail or granted bail with onerous conditions, in absolute disregard of their realities.

·        Lack of means to arrange for money/property and local sureties are the most significant reasons accounting for an undertrial’s inability to comply with bail conditions, realities borne out by our experience in the FTP.

·        However, factors such as lack of residence and identity proof, abandonment by family and limitations in navigating the court system also undermine an undertrial’s ability to comply with bail conditions. 

Aravind R 2 years

Kindly review this mam/sir

IAS Parliament 2 years

Good attempt. Keep Writing.

Ananta Kumar Muduli 2 years

Sir kindly check 

IAS Parliament 2 years

Good attempt. Keep Writing.

K. V. A 2 years

Kindly review

IAS Parliament 2 years

Good attempt. Keep Writing.

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