Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 173 · Decided 10 February 2022
Sharafat Ali v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 173 · [2022] 1 S.C.R. 696
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 439/2021
- Decided
- 10 February 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, SURYA KANT, VIKRAM NATH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Constitution Article 21, 32, 136
Headnote
Premature release - Relevant considerations - Held: Application for premature release has to be considered on the basis of the policy as it stood on the date when the petitioner was convicted of the offence history, his conduct and behavior in jail, and possible danger to the society on his release are to be adverted to - There has to be a considered application of mind to the facts of each case - On facts, petitioner convicted u/s. 302/34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment,
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