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Criminal justice: the new criminal laws, police, prisons and bail

The criminal justice chain from arrest to prison: the new criminal laws, the rights of the accused, bail, trial, police and prisons.

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Prison Statistics India 2024

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Prison Statistics India is the yearly report of the National Crime Records Bureau on prisons, their capacity and their inmates.

2 Jun 2026Briefnewly addedPrisons held about 5.11 lakh people against a capacity of 4.53 lakh, an occupancy of 112.7 per cent, the lowest in a decade. About 73 per cent of inmates are undertrials. Delhi has the highest occupancy, at 194.6 per cent. The Hindu, 2 Jun 2026: Prisons in India continue to be overcrowded by undertrials | Data (opens in a new tab)

Digital arrest scams · on Cyber security and data protection
In a digital arrest scam, callers posing as police or officials keep a victim on a video call under threat of arrest until money is transferred.
Preventive detention under the National Security Act · on Freedoms, privacy and personal liberty (Articles 19 to 22)
The National Security Act, 1980 allows a person to be detained without trial to prevent acts prejudicial to security or public order.
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 · on Transparency and the right to information
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 was the first central law against cheating in recruitment and entrance examinations.