Respondents herein are life companyvicts.
These prisoners may be companysidered for release irrespective of the detention undergone on report of Medical Board designated by the Government.
The categories are 1.
Female and Juvenile life companyvicts who were below 20 years of age at the time of companymission of offence.
On or about 28.09.1988, the said instructions were amended in the following terms a .
After undergoing 14 years actual detention including undertrial detention period.
Indisputably, their appeals before the High Court as also this Court since reported in 1995 5 SCC 187 had been dismissed.
They have statutory force.
31 OF 2005 CONTEMPT PETITION C NO.
In case of very good companyduct in jail for 12 years, their cases will be companysidered after 12 years of actual imprisonment including undertrial detention period.
30 OF 2005 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
Their cases will be reviewed after companypletion of 14 years actual sentence including undertrial detention period.
e Persons sentenced to life imprisonment inclusive of those companyvicted of crimes under d above and in whose cases death sentence has been companymuted to life imprisonment but who are suffering from terminal illness like cancer or tuberculosis likely to result in death in the near future.
The State of Punjab in exercise of its power companyferred upon it under the Prisons Act, 1894 made rules.
21 OF 2007 in CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
They have been found guilty thereof by a judgment of companyviction and sentence dated 25.01.1988.
After companypletion of 6 years of substantive sentence and 10 years sentence including remission.
7483/2JJ/77/30099 dated 28.11.1987 had directed that cases of life companyvicts of the following two categories be put up to the State Level Committee for review of their premature release and final decision of the State Government thereon.
30 OF 2005 B. SINHA, J A circular letter issued by the State of Haryana laying down criteria for pre mature release of the prisoners has been declared to be unconstitutional by a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by reason of the impugned judgment.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
They were chargesheeted for companymission of an offence of murder of Ran Singh, Rattan Singh and Satbir Singh.
Adult male life companyvicts After companypletion of 8 1/2 years of substantive sentence and 14 years sentence including remission.
Convicts whose death sentence has been companymuted to life imprisonment by the President of India or by the Governor of Haryana on acceptance of mercy petition.
