AMN /NEW DELHI
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to positively file a report on the latest status of foreign nationals, including those from Pakistan, languishing in jails after having served their full sentence.
The court asked the government to file the report within four weeks in pursuance to the apex court’s May 3rd this year order. The court was hearing a plea seeking release and repatriation of foreign nationals languishing in different jails in India even after having served their full sentence.
The apex court had, earlier, directed the Centre to release and repatriate 61 Pakistani nationals despite having undergone their punishment. It had also asked the government to bring in a suitable mechanism to ensure that such foreign nationals were not forced to remain in jails.