The CJI Mr R.M.Lodha said the situation demanded immediate action as 66 per event of the prisoners were under-trials, many too poor to raise bond money for bail.
"Many states have no finances for courts, there is no infrastructure, no courtrooms" said Lodha.
The Supreme Court of India ordered judicial officers across the country to visit prisons in their district over the next two months to identify the under-trials.
A historical judgment (September 6, 2014) in the interest of the poor and helpless. We feel grateful to Justice Lodha for this gift on the eve of his retirement. His predecessors spoke much after retirement but very little action while in office.
A right step in enabling fast justice to the needy!
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