Delay In Communicating Bail Order Serious Flaw: Justice DY Chandrachud

Wednesday, 3 November 2021Newsdesk

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has termed the delay in communicating bail orders to prison authorities as a "very serious deficiency" and stressed the need to address it on "war footing" as it touches the "human liberty" of every under-trial prisoner.

New Delhi, 03 November 2031

As per news report of NDTV, Justice Chandrachud was speaking at an online event organised by the Allahabad High Court to inaugurate virtual courts and 'e-Sewa kendras' to facilitate online legal assistance to litigants. "A very serious deficiency in the criminal justice system is the delay in the communication of bail orders, which we need to address on war footing. Because this touches upon human liberty of every under-trial, or even a convict who has got suspension of sentence...," he said.

Source - NDTV