Supreme Court of India

Mata Prasad v. The State of U.P. & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 1052
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 31 January 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid but would like to express a great doubt on the validity of this clause prescribing a minimum age of 60 years which would imply that a young offender of 20 years will have to serve 40 years before his case for remission can be considered.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Sentence / Sentencing – Remission of Sentence – Pet itioner convicted by Sessions Judge u/ss. 302, 307, 323, 34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment – Appeal of petition er pending in High Court – Governor of Uttar Pradesh issued .O / policy dat ed 01.8.2018 u/Art. 161 of the Constitution for pre-matur e release of prisoners on occasion of Republic Day every year – Petiti oner filed writ petition u/Art.32 of the Constitution – His case , that despite having satisfied all terms and conditions for pre-m ature release under the said policy, and his proposal for release being recommended on

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