48 hours after bail to 13 juveniles, SC order yet to reach Agra prison
Anuja.Jaiswal@timesgroup.com
Agra:11.07.2021
Over 48 hours after the Supreme Court granted “immediate interim bail” to 13 convicts lodged at Agra Central Jail who spent between 14 and 20 years each in prison despite being juveniles at the time of committing the crimes, the inmates are yet to walk free. Jail authorities are awaiting court orders that are delivered via India Post.
“We can’t release the prisoners on bail until we receive a certified copy of the SC order. We have completed all formalities at our end and will let them go once we get the order,” V K Singh, senior superintendent of Agra Central Jail, told TOI.
The case came to light recently after the convicts moved the apex court, stating that they were being kept in jail in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.
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