The Chief Justice of India on July 16 announced in open court the rolling out of a new scheme called ‘FASTER’ or ‘Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records’.
- Under this scheme, the Supreme Court would instantly, directly, securely and electronically transmit bail and other orders to jail authorities, district courts and High Courts so that people given bail by courts are released instantly.
- While announcing the scheme, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said people given bail by courts, even by the Supreme Court, have to wait for days before prison authorities release them. “It is just too much.”
