Hon’ble Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Ganderbal, chaired Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) meeting in District Ganderbal

Hadi Hidayat

Ganderbal: The Hon’ble Principal District & Sessions Judge, Ganderbal, Mr. Ritesh Kumar Dubey, chaired a meeting of the Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) at District Court Ganderbal today on 19th of July, 2024, in order to expedite the identification and review of prisoners who are eligible to be considered for release, as well as to accelerate the regular functioning of UTRC.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Shyambir (IAS), District Magistrate, Ganderbal, Ms. Nusrat Ali Hakak, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Ganderbal, Mr. Sandeep Gupta, SSP, Ganderbal, Mr. Nazir Ahmad Teli, DYSP, Dar, Ganderbal, Mr. Shafat Ahmad, Chief Prosecuting Officer, Ganderbal, Mr. Irshad Ahmad, Officer-in-charge, Subsidiary Jail, Ganderbal, & Mr. Tanveer Ashraf, Assistant, LADC, Ganderbal.

During the meeting, two (02) cases of prisoners were taken up for review, and the committee examined the eligibility of Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) for release. The committee reviewed the cases and made recommendations for the release of eligible prisoners.

The UTRC meeting is a regular review mechanism to ensure that prisoners who are eligible for release to be considered for release in a timely manner and to ensure that UTPs covered under 14 categories get benefit without delay, in terms of directions passed by Hon’ble supreme court of India, in WP(C) No 406./2013, titled Re-Inhuman conditions in 1382 prisoners and NALSA’s SOP for UTR,. The committee’s efforts aim to reduce the number of undertrial prisoners and ensure justice is served efficiently.