Supreme Court seeks UP Govt response on policy for premature release of prisoners aged 80 plus

The Court was hearing a plea filed by an 80-year-old man who had been convicted by the Allahabad High Court in 2019 for an incident from 1985.
Prisons and Supreme Court
Prisons and Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court recently sought response from the Government of Uttar Pradesh on framing of a policy to consider the case of premature release of accused who are 80 years old or above and convicted after long drawn trial [Kedar Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh].

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