Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 485 · Decided 25 October 1999
Union of India and ORS. v. Sadha Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 485 · [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 28
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1099/1999
- Decided
- 25 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 5, 433A, 433(1); Constitution
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Sections 5 and 433A Army Act, 1950: Sections 69,177,179-190 Life imprisonment-Premature release-Accused-Conviction under Section 302 !PC and Section 69 of Army Act-Life ·imprisonment-Actual imprisonment undergone for less than fourteen years-Direction for by State before Supreme C.ourt-Held, in the Army Act there is no specific provision similar to Section 433A of Cr. P.C. or contrary to it-Bar uls 433A on release before completion of fourteen years held applicable-Accused to serve 14 years imprisonment excluding remission earned in
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