Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 429 · Decided 4 September 2000
Life Convict Laxman Naskar v. State of West Bengal and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 429 · [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 62
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 110/2000
- Decided
- 4 September 2000
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34; CrPC Section 428; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 32-West Bengal Correctional Services Act XX.XII of 1992-Section 61(1)-Life convict applying for premature C release-On basis of remissions earned-Jail authorities observing in favour of life convict-Review Committee rejecting release on different Consideration-Whether be made by appropriate Government-Further held, reasons given by government palpably wrong-Matter remitted to State Government fresh consideration. D The petitioner, undergoing imprisonment for life, has filed a writ petition in this Court seeking release from jail, on the ground that under
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