Financial support for poor in prisons and unable to afford penalty, bail amount, says Sitharaman
The minister said this during her Budget speech in the Lok Sabha.'Support for poor persons who are in prisons and are unable to afford penalty or bail amount, required financial support will be provided'
Nirmala Sitharaman. ANI
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said financial support will be provided to poor persons who are in prison and are unable to afford penalty and bail amounts.
The minister said this during her Budget speech in the Lok Sabha.”Support for poor persons who are in prisons and are unable to afford penalty or bail amount, required financial support will be provided,” she said.
Addressing the inaugural session of the joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts here last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to them to give priority to cases related to undertrial prisoners languishing in jails and release them, as per law, based on human sensitivities.
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In every district there is a committee headed by the district judge, so that these cases can be reviewed and wherever possible, such prisoners may be released on bail, the prime minister said.
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