Context

• In a big fillip to the fundamental rights of life, dignity and personal liberty, the Supreme Court has introduced a new FASTER system by which crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, can be communicated electronically to prison authorities and investigating agencies through a secure channel.

About FASTER System

• A Special Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, the top court introduced the “Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records” (FASTER) system. 
• The 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 took time to reach the prison.
• The system would also prevent unnecessary arrests and custody of people even after the court had already granted them its protection.
• It may even communicate a stay on an execution ordered by the final court on time.
• With FASTER system, 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 would also prevent unnecessary arrests and custody of people even after the court had already granted them its protection.
• It may even communicate a stay on an execution ordered by the final court on time.

Source: The Hindu

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