The Delhi High Court on Wednesday instituted suo motu proceedings to monitor and supervise the implementation of policies concerning remission and premature release of convicts in the Capital. The proceedings follow a Supreme Court order in November, requesting high courts to monitor implementation of remission policies.

A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela appointed senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal as amicus curiae in the case while directing the Delhi Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to file an affidavit within three weeks, detailing the existing policies on remission and premature release.

In February, an SC bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan had directed states to consider the premature release of prisoners even if they don’t a

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