Know Supreme Court's stand on overcrowding in jails

Supreme Court on overcrowding in jails: We direct each state govt to constitute a high power committee comprising of Law Secretary and Chairman of State Legal Service Authority to determine which class of convicts or undertrials can be released on parole or interim bail. The Chief Justice of India, S.A. Bobde, said that for instance, prisoners can be considered for parole or interim bail where the maximum punishment is up to seven years or less.