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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Remission Policy Applicability Case — 2002 Policy Governs Convicts Sentenced Before 2008 Policy Came Into Effect. The Court held that the policy in force at the time of conviction applies, and subsequent policy cannot be applied retrospectively to deny remission.

The appellant, Parveen Kumar @ Parveen Chauhan, was convicted for the murder of a 12-year-old child on 3rd January 2009 under FIR No.670 of 2007. He w...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Remission Conditions for Life Sentence Convict "Conditions on remission must meet constitutional standards of reasonableness and fairness."

This appeal concerns the legality of conditions imposed while granting remission to the appellant, who was serving life imprisonment for offenses unde...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging 30-Year Imprisonment Order for Life Convict Under Remission Guidelines. Classification of convicts under 1992 and 2010 Guidelines for premature release held valid and not arbitrary.

The petitioner, Amit s/o Gajanan Gandhi, a life convict undergoing imprisonment in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articl...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Premature Release Petition of Life Convict in Dacoity and Murder Case — Holds That Conviction Under Unconstitutional Arms Act Provision Does Not Automatically Entitle Release, and That State's Rejection of Earlier Representation Was Valid

The petitioner, Rajan, a Sri Lankan refugee, was convicted for dacoity, murder (3 counts), attempt to murder (4 counts), and arms offences in connecti...

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High Court of Bombay Holds That Opinion for Premature Release Under Section 432 Cr.P.C. Must Be Sought from the Court That Convicted the Accused. Conviction by High Court in Appeal Reversing Acquittal Makes High Court the Convicting Court for Purposes of Section 432(2) Cr.P.C.

The petitioner, convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, sought premature release after completing over 12 years of actual imprisonmen...