Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 377 · Decided 3 August 2021
The State of Haryana & Ors v. Raj Kumar @ Bittu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 377 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 320
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 721/2021
- Decided
- 3 August 2021
- Bench
- HEMANT GUPTA, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 432, 433; Constitution Article 161, 432, 433
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 161 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 432, 433, 433-A - Power of Governor to grant pardon/remission - Order by the High Court whereby the policies of the State Government to grant remission were decided, inter alia, directing the State of drafting a fresh policy particularly in respect of exercise of powers conferred u/Art 161; that such policy may have retrospective operation, provided the same does not lead to discrimination amongst identically situated prisoners; and till such decision is taken, the appropriate
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