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TopicUndertrials

Topic: Undertrials

Day-to-day hearings, periodic reports & more—SC’s directions to ensure speedy trial in UAPA cases

Refusing to stay bail to Jnaneshwari Express case accused, top court says delays in UAPA cases acquire 'more insidious character'.

Drop in inmates, additions but Indian prisons 120% full, Delhi jails most overcrowded at 200%—NCRB data

Lowest occupancy in Telangana prisons at 73% and undertrials make up 73.5% of all prisoners, shows Prison Statistics India 2023 report.

UP, Bihar, Maharashtra make up 42% of all undertrials in India, shows India Justice Report 2025

Share of undertrials in detention for 3-5 years almost doubled over 10 yrs between 2012 & 2022, & those above 5 years have tripled in that period, it adds.

‘Illegal detention’— How UP man of ‘unsound mind’ spent 22 years in jail without a trial

Jai Parkash's family learned he was in jail after he featured on list of undertrials to be granted special remission as part of govt's ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. He is now out on bail.

As Modi govt plans NDPS Act changes, 27,072 drug case undertrials in India rot in jails

Over 10% of 2,58,883 jailed undertrials were arrested for offences under NDPS Act. Modi govt is planning to decriminalise personal consumption of small quantities of drugs.

Why Indian justice system needs prosecutors to work with police during probe

A prosecutor is forced to proceed even if they believe the evidence collected by the police isn't sufficient. This hampers their ability to take the case to its logical end.

No charges framed, files stuck in SC: Why Rajasthan train blasts accused awaits trial 11 yrs on

Hameer-ui-uddin was arrested in 2010, 16 years after the serial blasts in Rajdhani trains in 1993. Supreme Court asked Ajmer court to expedite his hearing Monday.

Out on Covid parole, 65% undertrials in Delhi absconding, many returned to crime

At least 180 inmates released on emergency parole went back to committing crime and were re-arrested in cases of robbery, snatching and theft.

Modi-Shah must see colleagues calling out BJP CMs as pulse metres, not critics

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.