Calcutta High Court orders release and repatriation of Bangladeshi prisoner jailed 21 years
→Prison officials must release and repatriate the Bangladeshi inmate immediately
Change
Ordered immediate release and repatriation, Calcutta High Court bound the State to arrange repatriation of a Bangladeshi man jailed 21 years after minor arrest.
Why it matters
Court ruled the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act seven-year maximum applies. Court directed the State to make efforts to repatriate him.
Implications
- — Prison officials must release the man forthwith or face contempt proceedings.
- — Home department must secure travel and immigration clearances now or repatriation cannot proceed.
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