Calcutta High Court orders release and repatriation of Bangladeshi prisoner
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Calcutta High Court ordered the immediate release of a Bangladeshi man — now 36 — who was arrested as a minor and had spent more than 21 years in custody, and directed the State to arrange his repatriation.
Why it matters
Detention that already exceeds the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act's seven-year maximum must be remedied by immediate release when a court determines the accused was a juvenile at the time of arrest. State authorities are obliged to begin cross-border repatriation procedures for foreign nationals freed under juvenile protections.
Implications
- • West Bengal state home department officials must initiate repatriation procedures with Bangladeshi authorities for the released individual.
- • Correctional facility administrators must process the prisoner's immediate discharge and update custody records for detainees whose juvenile status means their detention has exceeded the statutory maximum.
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