Context
Recently, the Supreme Court has introduced the “Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records” (FASTER) system.
About (FASTER) System
- By this new system, SC’s crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, can be communicated electronically to prison authorities and investigating agencies through a secure channel.
- The system is meant to ensure that under trials 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.
Significance of the initiative
- It ensures undertrials are not made to wait for days on end to be released.
- The system would also prevent unnecessary arrests and custody of people even after the court has already granted them its protection.
- It’s a big fillip to the fundamental rights of life, dignity and personal liberty.
