♑The Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to release certain categories of prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state, on the occasion of this year's Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations
😼The Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to release certain categories of prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state
♑The Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to release certain categories of prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state, on the occasion of this year's Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations
🐼The decision to this effect was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
🌳The proposal was brought to the cabinet by the state law department.
💯"With the approval of this proposal, now the law department will initiate a process to identify such prisoners," Bihar Law Minister Shamim Ahmad told PTI.
♍A state-level screening committee of the home department has been instructed to review records of prisoners and identify eligible ones languishing in different jails in Bihar.
🌜The committee has received recommendations from certain prison authorities in this regard, the minister said.
♋The panel will examine them while ensuring that hardened criminals, repeat offenders and those who fall into prohibited categories are not considered for special remission, he clarified.