The Supreme Court of India has introduced the FASTER ( Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) system by which its crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, can be communicated electronically to prison authorities and investigating agencies through a secure channel.
- This follows an order on July 16, 2021 by a Special Bench of the apex court led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana.
- The Faster system is meant to ensure that undertrials are not made to wait for days on end behind bars to be released because the certified hard copies of their bail orders were late to reach the prison.
- The FASTER system would also prevent unnecessary arrests and custody of people even after the court has already granted them its protection.
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