SC seeks report on non-release of poor despite bail, decision after President’s speech

Draupadi Murmu Speech: Days after President Draupadi Murmu’s emotional speech on the plight of those languishing in jails for petty offenses despite being granted bail, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (29 November) asked jail authorities across the country to submit details of such prisoners within 15 days. Directed to make available the same to the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), so that a national plan could be prepared for their release.

President Draupadi Murmu, in her maiden Constitution Day address in the Supreme Court on November 26 (Saturday), highlighted the plight of poor tribals from Jharkhand as well as her home state Odisha, saying they were unable to pay bail due to lack of money to pay the bail amount. Despite meeting, he is in jail.

In a departure from his written speech in English, Murmu spoke in Hindi and urged the judiciary to do something for the poor tribals. He had said that those accused of serious crimes go free, but these poor prisoners, who may have been jailed for slapping someone, have to spend years in jail before they are released.

What did the court say?

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Justice SK Kaul was sitting on the dais with CJI DY Chandrachud when the President Draupadi Murmu Narrated her experience of meeting many undertrials during her tenure as MLA in Odisha and later as Governor of Jharkhand.

A bench of Justice Kaul and Justice Abhay S Oka on Tuesday (November 29) directed the jail authorities to submit the details of such prisoners to the respective state governments, who would send the documents to the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) within 15 days.

The bench asked for this information

The bench said the jail authorities are required to furnish details such as the name of the undertrial prisoners, charges against them, date of bail order, conditions of bail not fulfilled and the time they have spent in jail after the bail order. Will be

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