{"id":33047,"date":"2024-12-02T18:45:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=33047"},"modified":"2024-12-02T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:15:32","slug":"electronic-tracking-of-undertrials-on-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/02-12-2024\/electronic-tracking-of-undertrials-on-bail","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Tracking of Undertrials on Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity &amp; Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President Droupadi Murmu released a report titled <strong>\u201cPrisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation and Decongestion\u201d.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It suggested a variety of measures to<strong> address overcrowding in prisons,<\/strong> including a section titled <strong>\u201cElectronic Tracking of Prisoners\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), prisons in India suffer from significant overpopulation with a<strong> 131.4% occupancy rate in 2022.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition,<strong> 75.8% of prisoners in India are undertrials.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The electronic monitoring could prove to be a <strong>cost-effective method to decongest jails in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of Electronic Tracking of Undertrial Prisoners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reduction in Overcrowding: <\/strong>By allowing low and moderate-risk undertrials to be monitored electronically, prisons can free up space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost-Effective:<\/strong> It reduces the need for additional prison infrastructure and the associated costs of housing and feeding inmates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protection of Rights: <\/strong>Undertrials are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Electronic tracking ensures that their rights are respected by allowing them to stay at home or in a less restrictive environment while still being monitored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved Rehabilitation: <\/strong>Undertrials who are released with electronic tracking can continue their education, work, and maintain family ties, which are crucial for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Efficient Monitoring: <\/strong>Electronic devices such as GPS trackers allow for continuous and real-time monitoring of undertrials, ensuring compliance with bail conditions and reducing the risk of flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Privacy Issues: <\/strong>Constant surveillance through electronic devices raises concerns about the violation of personal privacy.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technical Challenges:<\/strong> Issues such as device malfunctions, signal loss, and tampering can undermine the system\u2019s effectiveness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stigmatisation:<\/strong> There is also the possibility of stigma that comes with visible ankle or bracelet devices.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some individuals may resist wearing tracking devices due to concerns about social stigma or a perception of invasive surveillance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The 268th Law Commission report<\/strong> acknowledges the grave and significant impact on constitutional rights that such a measure might have.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It suggests that such monitoring must be used only in grave and heinous crimes, where the accused person has a prior conviction in similar offences and states that criminal legislations should be amended accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a need for careful planning, adequate resources, and legal safeguards to ensure that electronic tracking systems are implemented effectively and ethically in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-law\/electronic-tracking-undertrials-bail-benefits-challenges-9700257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Droupadi Murmu released a report titled \u201cPrisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation and Decongestion\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33048,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33047\/revisions\/33048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}