Protracted Custody of Undertrials

Shocking: Supreme Court flags hundreds of criminal cases in Maharashtra where charges not framed for decades

Shocking: Supreme Court flags hundreds of criminal cases in Maharashtra where charges not framed for decades

Ritwik Choudhury

09 Oct 2025

3 min read

Section 479 BNSS on bail for first-time offenders applies retrospectively: Centre to Supreme Court

Section 479 BNSS on bail for first-time offenders applies retrospectively: Centre to Supreme Court

23 Aug 2024

3 min read

Would Section 479 BNSS on release of first-time offenders apply retrospectively? Supreme Court asks

Would Section 479 BNSS on release of first-time offenders apply retrospectively? Supreme Court asks

13 Aug 2024

2 min read

Poor who cannot afford lawyers remain in jails as undertrials while rich get bail: Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Poor who cannot afford lawyers remain in jails as undertrials while rich get bail: Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Abhimanyu Hazarika

19 Sep 2023

2 min read

"Prolonged incarceration of undertrial violates liberty": Supreme Court relaxes bail condition of Nigerian in jail for 9 years in drugs case

"Prolonged incarceration of undertrial violates liberty": Supreme Court relaxes bail condition of Nigerian in jail for 9 years in drugs case

Abhimanyu Hazarika

22 Aug 2023

2 min read

59% prison population in Kerala are undertrials; Kerala High Court bats for hearings in trial court based on date of incarceration

59% prison population in Kerala are undertrials; Kerala High Court bats for hearings in trial court based on date of incarceration

01 Sep 2022

4 min read

After Unlock 4, lack of progress in trial where accused is in custody for protracted period undesirable: Calcutta HC [Read order]

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After Unlock 4, lack of progress in trial where accused is in custody for protracted period undesirable: Calcutta HC [Read order]

Lydia Suzanne Thomas

11 Sep 2020

2 min read

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