DESK BRIEF: The Bilkis Bano Convict Remission case has exposed the gap between theory and practice in criminal justice administration

The Supreme Court directed remission boards to continue hearings and release those entitled, with States submitting affidavits on compliance

During the pandemic the Supreme Court was compelled to take ad hoc measures to cope with the new issues posed by the spread of the virus.

The Court directed the States to take certain additional measures to mitigate the imminent threat of a COVID outbreak in prisons.

Court issued directions with regard to the quarantining and medical treatment of prisoners diagnosed with COVID.