Supreme Court Seeks Data From All States/UTs On Prison Occupancy
Anmol Kaur Bawa
21 March 2026 11:55 AM IST

The States have been also asked to furnish steps taken to decongest prisons.
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21 March 2026 11:55 AM IST
The Supreme Court recently directed all the States and the Union Territories to file their affidavits on the latest condition of prisons.The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order in the PIL concerning overcrowding of prisons across the country.The bench considered the submission of Adv Gaurav Agrawal, the amicus curiae in the matter,that the Court does not...
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