India, Aug. 12 -- Hearing a plea by convict Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan in Nitish Katara murder case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and Union territories to identify and immediately release any convicts who are still in prison despite having completed their sentence.

If any such convict is continuing in prison, then they should be immediately released, if not wanted in any other case, the Supreme Court ordered, according to a LiveLaw report.

The order, issued to the home secretaries of all states and UTs, stated that such individuals must be released at once - provided they are not wanted in any other case.

A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan issued the directive while ordering the re...