Allow Temporary Leave to Undertrials for Attending Relatives' Funerals Without Requiring Court Intervention for Interim Bail: Madras High Court
In a landmark judgment safeguarding the dignity and basic rights of undertrial prisoners, the Madras High Court has directed the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Prisons Department to grant temporary leave to undertrial prisoners for attending the funeral or burial of close relatives, without forcing them to obtain interim bail from Trial or High Courts. Court calls for humane treatment under law The Division Bench comprising Justice S.M. Subramaniam…
