Ministry of Home Affairs urges states and UTs to implement BNSS for undertrial prisoner relief
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged all states and Union Territories (UTs) to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to provide much-needed relief for undertrial prisoners. Section 479 of the BNSS allows for the release of bail of those prisoners who have served significant periods of detention, particularly