Supreme Court’s Directions on Remission Policy for Convicts
On 18th February 2025, the Supreme Court (SC) of India, in a judgment, issued directions to standardize and enhance the transparency of policies concerning permanent remission for convicts in the country.
- The directives were passed by the bench while hearing a suo motu case of 2021 titled as “Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail”.
What the SC said?
- The Court referred to its decision in Mohinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2013), which contemplated an application to be made for grant of permanent remission.
- The Bench held that the power to grant premature release must be exercised in a fair and reasonable ....
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