LHC directs jail superintendents to file bail petitions of inmates barred up to ten years

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court Chief Justice Qasim Khan has directed all jail superintendents to immediately file bail petitions of inmates who have been barred up to ten years, Dunya News reported on Thursday.

Justice Qasim Khan remarked that the jail superintendents will file bail pleas in local courts on behalf of the prisoners.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had ordered to release prisoners accused of minor crimes on bail from the Adiala Jail in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

The court had remarked that 5,001 prisoners are present in the Adiala Jail while its capacity is of 2,174 inmates.

The IHC had directed Islamabad deputy commissioner to appoint an officer to oversee the matters pertaining to surety bonds of the detainees.