Prison reform in India

Reform initiatives

• Section 479 BNSS — release of long-detained undertrials

  pre trial detention · active · 2024–ongoing

  Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 479, in force from July 2024, requires release of undertrial prisoners who have served one-third of the maximum sentence for non-capital offences (one-half for first-time offenders).