Summary:
The three jails in Delhi have a capacity of 10,000 and currently have 15,900 inmates, despite over 6,700 inmates out on interim bail or parole. The court remarked that their order was not meant to deal with overcrowding in prisons but to control the pandemic inside prisons here. The plea claimed that as many as 20 riots accused were out on interim bail or parole and taking advantage of the court's blanket orders. The other reasons for grant or extension of bail and parole can continue. The bench said, "If they (prisoners) are misusing it, we will stop it and then let them suffer.".