Justice Chandrachud rues delay in bail releases

New Delhi, Nov 03: 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.

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, according to a report in PTI.

"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.