A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry issued notices to Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for filing detailed affidavits of the steps they have taken so far on the issue.
In the order, the High Court said, “In terms of the order passed by the Apex Court in the case of Suo Motu writ petition (Cr.l) No.4 of 2021 “Re: Policy Strategy for Grant of bail” and SLP titled as “Sonadhar Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh” dated April 11, 2022, this Court registered Suo Motu writ petition for raising the causes as enumerated in this regard and issued notices to the states of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh.”
The Apex Court also requested the chief justices of respective high courts to register a suo motu writ petition to monitor and supervise the implementation of the remission and premature release policies of the respective states.