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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
JITENDRA KUMAR
Md Sultan, Son of Md. Habib, Resident of Village – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners convicted of kidnapping, served 23 years custody (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. reformation by jail vs heinous crime gravity (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. crpc 432/433a enables remission post-14 years (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. manual prioritizes societal welfare, prisoner reformation (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. discretionary remission guided reasonably by rules (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. consider antecedents, conduct, reintegration factors (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 7. holistic opinions, not trial court predominance (Para 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 8. apply liberal policy at consideration time (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 9. board rejected using outdated notification (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 10. 2002 notification invalid post-2012 manual (Para 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51) |
| 11. jail report trumps adverse police/trial opinions (Para 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56) |
| 12. remission promotes reform after long incarceration (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 60) |
| 13. reconsider remission per current law (Para 61 , 62) |
JUDGMENT :
The present writ petition has been preferred by the petitioners for quashing of the order dated 5.3.2020 passed by the State Sentence Remission Board, Biha
Rejection of life convicts' remission based on superseded notification illegal where offenses not prohibited under current prison manual; board must holistically assess reformation, jail conduct, reo....
Remission in sentence – Sentencing is a judicial exercise of power – Act thereafter of executing sentence awarded, however, is a purely executive function which includes grant of remission, commutati....
The court established that the Remission Board must not solely rely on police reports when considering premature release applications, but should evaluate the convict's overall rehabilitation and pot....
Remission applications must consider the convict's post-conviction behavior and rehabilitation potential, rather than solely the seriousness of the original offense.
The discretion to suspend or remit the sentence lies with the State Government, but the decision must be in accordance with the law and not arbitrary. The opinion of the Presiding Judge must fulfill ....
The rejection of a prisoner's remission request based solely on a police report, without considering other evaluations, violates statutory guidelines and judicial standards for assessing eligibility ....
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