Supreme Court of India

Ram Chander v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 4 S.C.R. 1103
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 22 April 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the petitioner’s application for remission should be re-considered.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 432- Power to suspend or remit sentences – Application of a convict for premature release – On completion of 16 years of imprisonment without re mission – Value of the Opinion of the Presiding Judge – There is nothing to indicate that the presiding judge took into account th e factors for grant of remission – In his opinion dated 21 July 2021 the Speci al Judge, Durg referred to the crime for which the pet itioner was convicted and simply stated that in view of the fac ts and circumstances of the case it would not be appropria te to grant remission – The

Where later benches applied it

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