Hence, this Court feels that an alternative mechanism shall be evolved to address the plight of these under-trial prisoners/accused.
(a) Parties/Advocates shall download the order copy from the High Court's Website along with case details which are available in the case status information.
(b) While filing the memo on behalf of accused for furnishing sureties, the Advocate shall state in the Memo that he/she has downloaded the order copy from the High Court's Website. The Administrative Officer/Chief Ministerial Officer of the Court concerned shall verify the order from the High Court's Website and make an endorsement to that effect and then shall place the same before the Court.
(c) The Public Prosecutor shall also obtain necessary instructions in this regard and assist the Court.
(d) The Presiding Officer, on the same day, shall dispose of the same and dispatch the release order to the jail authorities concerned forthwith through e-mail or any other electronic mode.
(e) In cases of anticipatory bail, the burden to verify the authenticity of the copy is on the Station House Officer concerned and if necessary, he should obtain necessary instructions from the Public Prosecutor's Office and complete the process on the same day expeditiously as per law.
(f) The jail authorities on receipt of the release order shall release the accused forthwith. {Para 14}
IN THE HIGH COURT OF STATE OF TELANGANA
Criminal Petition No. 8108 of 2021
Decided On: 15.11.2021
V. Bharath Kumar Vs. The State of Telangana
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Lalitha Kanneganti, J.
Citation: MANU/TL/0912/2021.
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