94 prisoners released together in Lok Adalat

Raipur. The State Level Large Jail Lok Adalat was inaugurated by District Legal Services Authority Raipur in the Central Jail on 5th November by Abdul Zahid Qureshi, District and Sessions Judge. A total of 142 cases were filed in the state level Major Jail Lok Adalat, out of which 94 cases were resolved and 94 prisoners were released today. While addressing the prisoners, Judge Abdul Zahid Qureshi said that under the Under Trial Review Committee 2023, the cases of such prisoners who have been detained in custody for a longer period in Central Jail Raipur and Sub Jail Gariaband, will be consulted by the Supreme Court, High Court and District courts are making efforts for speedy resolution. The District Court and the District Legal Services Authority are continuously working to protect the fundamental rights and legal rights of the detained prisoners. There are many prisoners who are not able to arrange the bail amount due to appointment of a lawyer to represent their case, weak financial condition or poverty. In such a situation, the District Legal Services Authority is ready to help you in your case. Will provide free legal assistance to settle the case through simple and easy process. The campaign of State Level Large Jail Lok Adalat of Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority, Bilaspur is a commendable initiative. Due to which, in order to reduce the overcrowding of prisoners in jails, Jail Lok Adalat is organized from time to time to settle the cases by identifying the cases with lesser punishment period. Chief Judicial Magistrate District-Raipur Digvijay Singh said that Jail Lok Adalat is organized on every working Saturday in which any prisoner can get his case resolved and this is also done through the District Legal Services Authority through Jail Lok Adalat. To resolve the issue, the application can be sent to the District Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authority provides free service in such cases. Jail Superintendent S.S. In his address, Tigga said that we are working for the best interest of the prisoners in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority and the work of taking the appeals of the prisoners from the district level to the Supreme Court is done free of cost through the District Legal Services Authority. are doing. During the said program, Abdul Zahid Qureshi, District and Sessions Judge, Raipur, inspected the life-saving facilities provided to the prisoners in the Central District Jail, including health facilities etc. and the handicrafts and artefacts made by the prisoners were also appreciated. The cleanliness and quality of the snack center run by the jail administration for the general public was also inspected. On this occasion Digvijay Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate Raipur Girjash Pratap Singh JMFC / Railway Magistrate Sameer Kajur Judge, IMFC / IV Behavioral Judge Class-1 Smt. Nidhi Sharma IMFC / Behavioral Judge Class-1 Praveen Mishra Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Raipur S. S. Tricolor Jail Superintendent Central Jail Raipur Ashutosh Dewangan, Sub-Divisional Officer (City), Paralegal Volunteers Ashutosh Tiwari, Rakesh Kumar, Suprabhat Haldar, Sahdev Netam, Manish Dhruv and District Legal Services Authority employee Dilip Chandrakar and other employees were present. A total of 142 cases were presented in the state level Large Jail Lok Adalat held in Raipur district, out of which 94 cases were resolved and 94 prisoners were released today.