The Gujarat government has released 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano murder and gangrape case of 2002 under its remission and premature release policy.
The word remission of a sentence is used to refer to a reduction in the duration of the sentence imposed while the nature of the sentence remains untouched.
The word remission of a sentence is used to refer to a reduction in the duration of the sentence imposed while the nature of the sentence remains untouched.
Under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, the President and Governors have the power to pardon, and suspend, remit, or commute a sentence passed by the courts.
When are prisoners usually released in remission?
Prisoners are often released on the birth and death anniversaries of prominent leaders and other important occasions.
For instance, to mark Independence Day, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued guidelines to states to grant special remission for prisoners who have completed at least half their sentence — women and transgender prisoners above the age of 50, male convicts above the age of 60 and terminally ill convicts among others.
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