Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 432

Supreme Court Clarifies Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail and Remission in Criminal Law (2025)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 239 Judges: Justice Abhay S. Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Can the government grant remission to convicts without an application from them? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this crucial question while examining the policies and procedures for granting bail and remission to convicts. […]

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Supreme Court directs uniform application of premature release policy in Uttar Pradesh: Rajkumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 718 (6 February 2023)

Supreme Court directs uniform application of premature release policy in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Uttar Pradesh was applying a uniform policy for premature release of convicts CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajkumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 6 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 6 February 2023 Citation: (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Suresh Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (25 February 2022)

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Suresh Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 25 February 2022 Citation: Suresh Yadav @ Guddu v. The State of Chhattisgarh, Criminal Appeal No. 1349 of 2013 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J and Vikram Nath, J Can the Supreme Court interfere with concurrent findings of fact

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Supreme Court Directs Reconsideration of Premature Release for Life Convict: Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (25 April 2019)

Supreme Court Directs Reconsideration of Premature Release for Life Convict: Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Premature release of a life convict. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rajan vs. The Home Secretary, Home Department of Tamil Nadu and Ors. Judgment Date: 25 April 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2019

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Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment: Lazer vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2013)

Date of the Judgment: July 15, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J and Madan B. Lokur, J. Can a convict who has served over 26 years in prison be released? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where the petitioner sought release based on the length of his imprisonment. The court

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