Allahabad HC Issues Notice To State On PIL For Release Of Aged Prisoners/Inmates With Comorbidities. Expeditious Disposal Of Bail, Parole Pleas [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court regarding decongestion of the prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the light of growing Coronavirus cases in the prisons.The plea seeks a direction to the Department of Prison Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Uttar Pradesh High Powered Committee consider the release of prisoners who are above the age of 65 years old...