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The Calcutta High Court has ordered the contiguous merchandise and repatriation of a Bangladeshi prisoner, who was a insignificant erstwhile apprehended for amerciable introduction into India and has been languishing successful jailhouse for the past 21 years.
Pointing retired that the maximum punishment that tin beryllium imposed connected a juvenile nether the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act is 7 years, a part seat presided by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha connected Thursday (March 5, 2026) ordered that the man, who is present 36 years old, beryllium acceptable escaped forthwith.
He has been successful custody for much than 21 years since his apprehension successful February, 2005.
Following an enquiry conducted successful respect of the juvenility of the appellant, the further territory and sessions judge, Basirhat successful North 24 Parganas district, submitted a study earlier the part bench.
It stated that an ossification trial conducted connected the appellant determined his property to beryllium 36 years astatine present.
The part Bench, besides comprising Justice Rai Chattopadhyay, said that based connected the report, the appellant was a insignificant arsenic connected February 8, 2005, erstwhile helium was arrested.
The tribunal directed the State to marque efforts for the repatriation of the appellant backmost to his state of origin, Bangladesh.
In a abstracted bid connected Thursday (March 5, 2026), the part Bench besides ordered that different man, who was a juvenile erstwhile arrested 14 years ago, beryllium acceptable escaped connected akin grounds.
Accepting a study by the further territory and sessions judge, Fast Track Court, Rampurhat successful Birbhum district, the part seat noted that the proceedings justice had concluded that the appellant was 15 years and 9 days arsenic connected February 27, 2011, the day and clip of occurrence of the transgression for which helium was arrested.
The Bench observed that since a juvenile cannot beryllium convicted for much than 7 years and the convict has been incarcerated for much than 14 years, helium volition beryllium acceptable astatine liberty.
