Undertrials should not be kept in jail for over 6 months: Nagaland Guv

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has said that undertrials should not be kept in prison without trial for more than six months.

On a visit to the Kohima District Jail, along with Chief Judicial Magistrate, Advocate General and government advocates on Saturday, he directed them to expedite trials of such inmates.

On learning that some undertrials have been languishing in jail for more than two years, Acharya said that they should not be kept in prison without trial for more than six months. The Governor reminded that the objective of <g data-gr-id="17">law</g> is to reform prisoners by helping them return to mainstream society and not push them into becoming hardened criminals through delay in justice.

Meanwhile, the Governor also directed the state government to immediately take strict steps to give full protection to all the citizens so that business, trade and commerce can be run smoothly.

Expressing concern over the recent killing of a businessman at Signal colony and attack on another at Dimapur by armed miscreants, the Governor said this type of violence and extortion will harm the prosperity and development of the state.