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In Re: Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail versus

The first issue is whether the power to grant remission can be exercised without the convict or anyone on behalf of the…

Directions issued
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
18 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1588
Case no.
SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 4/2021
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Issue for consideration

The first issue is whether the power to grant remission can be exercised without the convict or anyone on behalf of the convict applying to the appropriate Government for a grant of remission. The second issue is about the nature of conditions imposed while granting whether there can be automatic revocation of remission granted to the convict if he commits a breach of the terms and conditions on which remission is granted. Lastly, another question is whether there is a requirement to record reasons while rejecting applications of the convicts for grant of

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