Kartami Rama v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Remission of sentence; life convict; completion of 25 years' imprisonment; recommendation of Jail Superintendent; opinion of trial court under S. 432(2) CrPC; petition under S. 482 CrPC; Kartami Rama v. State of Chhattisgarh; CRMP No. 1007 of 2023; High Court of Chhattisgarh; directions to trial court and State Government to decide remission claim; conviction under S. 302 IPC; Jagdalpur Central Jail.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: (i) the learned trial court to decide the jail Superintendent's recommendation for remission of the petitioner/convicted prisoner within two months from receipt of a copy of the order, in accordance with law, on its own merits, and to inform the concerned jail Superintendent of its opinion; and (ii) the State Government to decide the petitioner's remission claim within a further period of one month from receipt of the trial court's recommendation, on its own merits in accordance with law. No opinion expressed on the merits of the remission claim.