Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12) issued an important direction to the Home Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to ascertain if any convict is remaining in prison beyond the period of sentence.

If any such convict is continuing in prison, then they should be immediately released, if not wanted in any other case, the Court ordered.

A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the direction while ordering the release of an accused, after noting that he has completed the sentence period even without remission.

The Court also directed that the order be sent to the Member Secretary of the National Legal Service Authority for being transmitted to the District Legal Service Authorities in the States.

To be updated after the judgment is uplaoded.