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Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 14 S.C.R. 613
Bench H.L. Dattu J.
Decided 2 December 2015

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c Penal Code, 1860 - s. 53 r/w s.45 - Whether imprisonment for life in terms of s.53 r/w s.45 of /PC meant imprisonment for rest of the life of the prisoner or a convict undergoing life imprisonment has a right to claim remission and whether as per the principles enunciated in paras 91 to 93 of Swamy Shraddananda (2) case, a special category of sentence may be made for the very few cases where the death penalty might be substituted by the punishment of imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term in excess of fourteen years and to put that category beyond application of remission - Held

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