Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 107 · Decided 16 April 1991
State of Punjab v. Babu Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 107 · [1991] 2 S.C.R. 421
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 294/1991
- Decided
- 16 April 1991
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, J.S. VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 433A
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 433A-Life convict -Premature release of-Whether permissible-Mercy Petition pending -High Court releasing convict on bail-Validity of order. On the application for pre-mature release, made by the respon- dent, who was undergoing sentence of life mercy petition pending before the Governor, should be decided within three months. Since this was not done, the High Court directed his release on bail, observing that if his mercy petition was dismissed he would have to surrender. Against this decision the State filed an appeal before this
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