SC asked the government to come up with measures for facilitating the release of undertrials and those convicted of minor offences to celebrate 75th year of independence.
• Undertrial prisoner is one who has been arrested for some crime who is waiting to appear before the magistrate.
> As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2020 data, lower courts are burdened with more than four crore pending cases and 76% of prisoners in jails are undertrials.
Issues faced by undertrial prisoners.
> Due to overcrowdina in prison, the are forced to survive in to the badly-maintained jails.
> They face homosexual abuse, group violence, mishandling by police and riots.
> Families of an undertrial prisoner is forced into destitution and faces social stigmatization.
Initiatives taken for Undertrials.
› Fast Track Courts (FTC) to reduce the burden of cases from HCs and provide speeay justice.
› e-Courts to streamline judicial processes,
reduce pendency, and help the litigants.
› Modernization of Prisons scheme to improve the condition of prisons. prisoners and prison personnel.
> e- Prisons project to introduce efficiency in prison management through digitization.
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