COVID-19 : SC Reduces Bond Amount For Release From Foreigners' Detention Centre As Rs 5000 From Rs 1 Lakh [Read Order]

In view of the impending threat of COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court has ordered that detainees at detention centers of Assam who have been incarcerated for more than 2 years may be released on execution of personal bonds with two sureties. The order was passed while hearing an application moved by Assam-based NGO 'Justice and Liberty Initiative' in the suo moto case registered by...