53,672 prisoners appeared in court hearings through video conferencing from jails in last 6 months: Govt

Statistics from the state government’s Prisons department show that in the first six months of 2024, a total of 40,633 prisoners (29%) had been produced before respective courts through video conferencing by all jails. This figure increased to an average of 41% in the first half of 2025 when 53,672 prisoners were produced before courts.

“The effective implementation of this system has resulted in saving human resources, time and money in the police department. It has also become possible to assign duties to the personnel engaged in custody elsewhere, which has increased the efficiency of the department. This system has helped in expediting the justice process, resulting in speedy justice to the victim and punishment to the culprit,” the government statement also stated.