Calcutta High Court orders release and repatriation of Bangladeshi prisoner jailed 21 years
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The Calcutta High Court ordered the immediate release and repatriation of a 36-year-old Bangladeshi man who has been detained in India since his February 2005 arrest as a juvenile.
Why it matters
The order enforces the statutory seven-year cap on juvenile custodial sentences, creating a legal bar to continued long-term detention of persons later found to have been minors at arrest. It places an obligation on State authorities to arrange repatriation instead of extending incarceration or prosecution.
Implications
- • The prison superintendent holding the man must effect his immediate release in compliance with the court order.
- • West Bengal Home Department officials must coordinate with India's Ministry of External Affairs to initiate repatriation proceedings with Bangladesh authorities.
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