Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. v. Bhola @ Bhairon Prasad Raghuvanshi

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 906
Bench S. Rajendra Babu, D.M. Dharmadhikari and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 6 February 2003

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Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Act, 1954/Madhya Pradesh Prisoners' Release on Probation Rules, 1964 -Sections 2 and 9(4)/ Rule 3(a)-Release on probation-Rule. excluding certain offences from application of the Act-Validity of the Rule-Held, the Rule is not ultra vires the Act-Act is intended to be made applicable to less serious offences-The Rule is a delegated legislation and it is open to the legislature to lay down a general policy permitting reformative method of punishment but by limiting its application to less serious crimes-U.P. Prisoners' Release on Probation Act,

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