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 3 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 3 years
Kindly review this mam/sir
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
Ananta Kumar Muduli 3 years
Sir kindly check
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
K. V. A 3 years
Kindly review
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
