Supreme Court of India

D. Ethiraj v. Secretary to Govt. & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 15 S.C.R. 1048
Bench Asok Kumar Ganguly and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 11 October 2011

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REMISSION OF SENTENCE: Claim for remission of sentence as per Government of Tamil Nadu, .O. dated 23.2.1992 - Rejected by High Court on the ground that on the date of notification, the prisoner was on bail - Held: In the instant case, the prisoner is entitled to get his case of remission of sentence considered in accordance with the . 0. - prisoner being on bail on a particular day is just a fortuitous circumstance - What the court has to consider is the actual period of sentence undergone by the prisoner and whether by reason of the period actually undergone, the prisoner qualifies for

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