India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles prison statistics reported to it by the States and Union Territories (UTs) and publishes the same in its annual publication "Prison Statistics India." The latest published report is of the year 2023. The specific information sought in the question is not maintained centrally.
No case of remission under Article 72 of the Constitution of India, in which the Sentence Review Board of Government of NCT of Delhi has recommended remission, is pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at present.
"Prisons/persons detained therein" is a 'State-List' subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of...