Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 771 · Decided 25 August 2023
Rajo @ Rajwa @ Rajendra Mandal v. The State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 771 · [2023] 11 S.C.R. 484
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 252/2023
- Decided
- 25 August 2023
- Bench
- S. RAVINDRA BHAT, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 27; CrPC Section 72, 161, 432; Constitution Article 72, 161; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Petitioner serving a sentence of life imprisonment for commission of off ences punishable u/ss.302/34 of the IPC, 1860 and s.27 of the Arms Act, 1959 sought direction for his premature release on the ground that he has been in custody for 24 years without or parole. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Remission - Grant of: Held: Remission Board rejected the petitioner's application for premature release twice - The reason for rejection of the petitioner's application was the adverse report submitted by the presiding
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