{"id":149006,"date":"2020-10-07T18:48:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=149006"},"modified":"2020-10-07T18:48:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:48:34","slug":"shc-seeks-govt-reply-on-plea-against-delays-in-under-trial-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shc-seeks-govt-reply-on-plea-against-delays-in-under-trial-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"SHC seeks govt reply on plea against delays in under-trial cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday gave the Sindh government more time to submit its reply on a plea regarding delays in under-trial cases.<\/p>\n<p>A two-judge bench directed the provincial government to furnish response by next hearing on November 17. A state counsel appeared before the court and sought more time to comply with its order, which was granted.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner stated that prisoners in multiple under-trial cases instituted before 2010 have already served half the sentences even without conclusion of their trial. He said the province\u2019s prisons house more inmates than they are allowed to keep as per their sanctioned capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Ministry of Human Rights had furnished a report to the Supreme Court on the measures it had been taking to contain the spread of the coronavirus among inmates, painting a grim picture of conditions in the country\u2019s overpopulated prisons.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated prisons across Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are packed beyond capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The report said Punjab\u2019s 41 prisons house a total of 45,324 inmates, far more than the existing capacity of 32,000. Sindh\u2019s 24 prisons are too overpopulated with 16,315 prisoners. The total sanctioned strength of the province\u2019s jails is 13,538.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas, the situation in KP\u2019s jails is no different where 9,900 prisoners have been incarcerated in 24 jails which should house 4,519. However, Balochistan\u2019s prisons with the sanctioned capacity of housing 2,550 inmates have only 2,122 prisoners. = DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday gave the Sindh government more time to submit its reply on a plea regarding delays in under-trial cases. A two-judge bench directed the provincial government to furnish response by next hearing on November 17. 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