67 inmates to be released from Puzhal prison today
Remaining 1,686 To Be Let Out Of Jail In Batches
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.06.2018
The state government on Monday ordered the release of 67 male prisoners from the Puzhal prison in Chennai, in the wake of former chief minister MGR’s birth centenary to be celebrated soon.
Of the total 1,753 prisoners shortlisted for premature release from various state prisons, the first batch of prisoners will step out from behind bars on Tuesday.
Monday’s announcement has brought in much cheer with the families of the 67 inmates planning a gala homecoming for their beloved.
The rest of the 1,753 are to be released in separate batches.
Those assured premature release in the February notification of the government are life convicts who have completed 10 years in prison as on February 25 this year. However, their release was delayed by about three months as the processing by the governor’s office took time.
Earlier, governor Banwarilal Purohit had rejected a single government order sent by the state home department for the release of the whole lot of shortlisted convicts and insisted on a separate government release order for each prisoner, citing the Epuru Sudhakar versus government of Andhra Pradesh order dated October 11, 2006 issued by bench Justice Arijit Pasayat.
Accordingly, the state government will send in individual requests to the governor’s office for the premature release.
Talking about the release of the remaining 1,686 inmates, an official from the home department said, “They will be released in separate batches from the respective prisons. Most of the convicted prisoners are detained in the nine central prisons in the state.”
As for the 67, the prison authorities have intimated their families of their early release via calls and fax. Part of the 750 convicted inmates in Puzhal prison-1, the 67 who are to get a taste of freedom today were bid farewell by the remaining inmates on Monday.
Those freed will have to sign 3-yr bond
Chennai: The prisoners released from the Puzhal prison on Tuesday will have to sign a bond before the respective prison superintendent.
As per the prison advisory board manual, the prisoner should sign a bond, valid for three years from the date of premature release, that he/she would not engage in any illegal activity. If the prisoner violates the bond and commits any crime, the prison probation officers can cancel the premature release any time and put them back in prison. The probation officer will be informed of each prisoner’s place of residence and will keep a tab on their activities.
Earlier, Madurai-based politician S R Gopi’s brother S R Maruthu, who was arrested in connection with the murder of communist party worker Leelavathi, was readmitted in prison in 2010 as he was found violating laws, after gaining premature release in 2008. TNN
Remaining 1,686 To Be Let Out Of Jail In Batches
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.06.2018
The state government on Monday ordered the release of 67 male prisoners from the Puzhal prison in Chennai, in the wake of former chief minister MGR’s birth centenary to be celebrated soon.
Of the total 1,753 prisoners shortlisted for premature release from various state prisons, the first batch of prisoners will step out from behind bars on Tuesday.
Monday’s announcement has brought in much cheer with the families of the 67 inmates planning a gala homecoming for their beloved.
The rest of the 1,753 are to be released in separate batches.
Those assured premature release in the February notification of the government are life convicts who have completed 10 years in prison as on February 25 this year. However, their release was delayed by about three months as the processing by the governor’s office took time.
Earlier, governor Banwarilal Purohit had rejected a single government order sent by the state home department for the release of the whole lot of shortlisted convicts and insisted on a separate government release order for each prisoner, citing the Epuru Sudhakar versus government of Andhra Pradesh order dated October 11, 2006 issued by bench Justice Arijit Pasayat.
Accordingly, the state government will send in individual requests to the governor’s office for the premature release.
Talking about the release of the remaining 1,686 inmates, an official from the home department said, “They will be released in separate batches from the respective prisons. Most of the convicted prisoners are detained in the nine central prisons in the state.”
As for the 67, the prison authorities have intimated their families of their early release via calls and fax. Part of the 750 convicted inmates in Puzhal prison-1, the 67 who are to get a taste of freedom today were bid farewell by the remaining inmates on Monday.
Those freed will have to sign 3-yr bond
Chennai: The prisoners released from the Puzhal prison on Tuesday will have to sign a bond before the respective prison superintendent.
As per the prison advisory board manual, the prisoner should sign a bond, valid for three years from the date of premature release, that he/she would not engage in any illegal activity. If the prisoner violates the bond and commits any crime, the prison probation officers can cancel the premature release any time and put them back in prison. The probation officer will be informed of each prisoner’s place of residence and will keep a tab on their activities.
Earlier, Madurai-based politician S R Gopi’s brother S R Maruthu, who was arrested in connection with the murder of communist party worker Leelavathi, was readmitted in prison in 2010 as he was found violating laws, after gaining premature release in 2008. TNN
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