Supreme Court of India

Sharafat Ali v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 696
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath JJ.
Decided 10 February 2022

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we allow the petition by setting aside the impugned order dated 30 July 2021 passed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Premature release – Relevant considerations – Held: Application for premature release has to be considered on the basis of the policy as it stood on the date when the petitioner was convicted of the offence – Applicant’s prior criminal history, hi s conduct and behavior in jail, and possible danger to the society on his release are to be adverted to – There has to be a considered applicati on of mind to the facts of each case – On facts, petitioner convic ted u/s. 302/34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment, had undergone 17 years, 9 months and 26 days of imprisonment and sub mitted an

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