Supreme Court of India

State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) v. Prem Raj

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 235

Bench Pasa Yat J.

Decided 5 August 2003

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 433 (c)-Power to commute-Accused sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and fine-High Court commuting the sentence on deposit of enhanced fine and directing state Government to formalize the order-Sustainability of-Held: Power of commutation exclusively vests with appropriate Government-Such power has to be exercised reasonably and rationally keeping in view reasons necessitating commutation-Hence order of High Court unsustainable-However, right of accused to move to the appropriate Government not restricted Respondent-accused was sentenced to undergo

Where later benches applied it

2014 State of Rajasthan v. Mohammad Muslim Tagala relied on
2013 Devender Pal Singh Bhullar v. State of N.C.T. of Delhi relied on
2026 Rohit Chaturvedi v. State of Uttarakhand referred to
2025 Sukhdev Yadav @ Pehalwan v. State of (nct of Delhi) & Others referred to
2024 Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others referred to
2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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