Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Babu Singh

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Bench Lalit Mohan Sharma and J.S. Verma JJ.
Decided 16 April 1991

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 433A-Life convict -Premature release of-Whether permissible-Mercy Petition pending -High Court releasing convict on bail-Validity of order. On the application for pre-mature release, made by the respon- dent, who was undergoing sentence of life imprisonment and had served a period of eleven and a haH years the High Court directed that the respondent's mercy petition pending before the Governor, should be decided within three months.

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