Plight of undertrails serious: SC

The Supreme Court has termed the plight of tribal undertrails lodged in various central jails in eight Naxal-affected states as “serious”, but sought factual details for passing any judicial order.

The Supreme Court has termed the plight of tribal undertrails lodged in various central jails in eight Naxal-affected states as “serious”, but sought factual details for passing any judicial order.

The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Jinendra Jain on behalf of society ‘Fight For Human Rights’ alleging that thousands of tribals — mostly accused in Naxal crimes — were languishing in various central jails without any trial in Naxal-affected states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.