The director general of police (DGP) has issued order to constitute a furlough cell. The cell will be headed by additional DG, CID.
The state police department after a rebuke by the high court has finally decided to constitute a 'furlough cell' to track and nab convicts who escaped while being out of jail on parole.
The director general of police (DGP) has issued order to constitute a furlough cell. The cell will be headed by additional DG, CID. The DGP has also sent a circular in this regard to jail authorities and all city and district police heads.
So far the jail administration used to re-arrest absconders with the help of local police. However, the Gujarat high court expressed its displeasure over the efforts being made in re-arresting those who had escaped while being on parole.
Last month, the HC had reprimanded the jail administration on the issue of large number of jail inmates running away after being released on parole. The high court's functioning was being affected as these absconders included a large number of criminals convicted by the lower judiciary and their matters were now pending before the high court.
The inspector general of jails had informed the high court that there were 400 such cases across Gujarat where convicts had failed to return after their time on parole had come to an end. Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice JC Upadhayay had directed the state police to inform the bench as to what action was being taken against such escapees.
According to the circular issued, the jail authorities will maintain a register on every prisoner going out on parole. This register will be given to the furlough cell under the CID crime whenever a prisoner is given temporary leave. ADG jail will have to inform the CID crime in case any of the prisoners on parole fail to show up on the due date.
Every time a convict absconds, the cell will send the information about the convict to all commissioner and DSPs. The jail department will also provide the cell will details about the convicts on parole, including photographs and address.
The jail authorities will have to lodge a complaint in the near by police station, which would later be transferred to the police station under whose jurisdiction the residential address of the prisoner falls.
The run-away convict would then be declared absconder and his property auctioned. The jail authorities will also be required to a report on the status of all cases of such convicts. The jail department will also send report to the newly constituted cell on the 5th of every month.
Also the cell would procure arrest warrants for these prisoners and issue advertisement
for faster action.
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