Premature Release

Premature Release


Supreme Court directs authorities to decide remission applications of life convicts without undue delay.
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Remission: Supreme Court Says Authorities Must Decide Pleas Without Undue Delay

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 30 July 2026 6:20 PM IST

Supreme Court holds that a remission policy issued under Article 161 of the Constitution prevails over a later remission policy framed under Sections 432 and 433 CrPC.
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Remission Policy Under Article 161 Cannot Be Overridden by Statutory Policy: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 28 July 2026 1:15 PM IST

Supreme Court of India building as the apex court reserved its verdict on Abu Salems plea seeking premature release based on earned remission and undertrial set-off.
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Abu Salem Premature Release: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Claiming 25-Year Term Already Completed

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 27 July 2026 12:57 PM IST

Supreme Court orders States and Union Territories to formulate a policy for premature release of elderly and terminally ill prisoners within three months.
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Supreme Court Directs States, UTs To Frame Policy For Early Release Of Elderly, Terminally Ill Prisoners Within 3 Months

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 16 July 2026 1:08 PM IST

Life Convicts Entitled to Individual Assessment for Remission, Rules Gauhati High Court
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Gauhati High Court Says Heinous Crime Alone Cannot Justify Denial Of Remission To Life Convicts

- By Himanshi Hans | | 28 Jun 2026 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court holds remission cannot be denied solely because of the heinous nature of the crime.
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Remission Cannot Be Denied Solely Because Crime Was Heinous: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 26 Jun 2026 6:21 PM IST

Supreme Court stays premature release of 1993 Bowbazar blast convict Md. Rashid Khan in appeal filed by West Bengal.
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Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Granting Premature Release To 1993 Bowbazar Blast Convict

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 23 Jun 2026 1:23 PM IST

Supreme Court stays premature release of 1993 Bowbazar blast convict Md. Rashid Khan in appeal filed by West Bengal.
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Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal's Plea Against Premature Release Of 1993 Bowbazar Blast TADA Convict

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 18 Jun 2026 12:45 PM IST

Law Must Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner: Delhi HC on Remission for Ex-President’s Bodyguard
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Law Must Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner: Delhi HC on Remission for Ex-President’s Bodyguard

- By Sakshi | | 4 Feb 2026 7:38 PM IST

Supreme Court of India building as the apex court reserved its verdict on Abu Salems plea seeking premature release based on earned remission and undertrial set-off.
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Supreme Court to hear Abu Salem's plea for premature release

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 12 Jan 2026 9:12 PM IST

Delhi HC Rejects Plea for Early Release of Pakistani Terrorist Who Abducted Foreign Nationals
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Delhi HC Rejects Plea for Early Release of Pakistani Terrorist Who Abducted Foreign Nationals

- By Ritu Yadav | | 10 Sept 2025 12:39 PM IST

Delhi HC Orders Reconsideration of Convict’s Plea for Early Release in Triple Murder Case
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Delhi HC Orders Reconsideration of Convict’s Plea for Early Release in Triple Murder Case

- By Ritu Yadav | | 26 Aug 2025 2:26 PM IST