Delhi High Court directed district courts to strictly implement Supreme Court directions on granting bail to undertrials held in prolonged custody. The case involved an accused who had spent more than one-third of a seven-year sentence in jail.
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The Supreme Court urged jail superintendents to proactively identify eligible female undertrial prisoners for release under Section 479(1) of the BNSS, aiming to address overcrowding and inhumane conditions. The Court stressed the necessity of focusing on women prisoners, particularly those with children, and reprimanded certain states for non-compliance with reporting.
