Supreme Court of India
Life Convict Bengal @ Khoka @ Prasanta Sen v. B.K. Srivastava & Ors.
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c Penal Code, 1860 - s.57 - Life imprisonment - Meaning and effect of -Remission - Entitlement to - Held: Once a person is sentenced to undergo life imprisonment unless imprisonment for life is commuted by the competent authority, he has to undergo imprisonment for the whole of his life - S.57 0 /PC does not, in any way, limit the punishment of imprisonment for life to a term of 20 years - In absence of subsequent order of remission by the competent Government either based on s.57 /PC or any other provision of CrPC, the life convict cannot be released - Neither s.57 /PC nor Explanation to
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