Dossier
convicts
Coverage of convicts in the Nexus archive.
- No bar for granting leave to convicts pending appeals against their conviction, orders five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court
The Madras High Court's Larger Bench issued an interim order allowing convicts to seek leave pending appeals, pending resolution of a related Supreme Court case and a reference from a Division Bench of two judges.
- Police begin collecting DNA records under 2022 law; over one lakh profiles generated
Police have started collecting DNA records under a 2022 law, generating over one lakh profiles. The CrPI Act database combines DNA, fingerprints, iris scans, and photographs to create unique identification records for arrested persons and convicts.