By that time, Atal Bihari Vajpayee would have returned from Peking after his talks with the Chinese leaders. For some time, the Soviet Union has been keen to know how far India and China are willing to accommodate each other on various issues. The chief judicial magistrate and sessions judge of the Patna Civil Court had not received any communication from the SC. The IG of prisons admitted that he had received a message from the government counsel about the Supreme Court’s decision. The jail authorities at Patna had not received any orders from the concerned magistrates for the release of the undertrial prisoners referred to in the Supreme Court’s order.

Source: Indian Express February 08, 2019 18:33 UTC