Ram Lobhit Rai v. The State of Bihar Through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: premature release of life convict; pre-mature release eligibility; 14 years physical incarceration versus 20 years with remission; remission computation dated 11.11.2024; Bihar Prison Manual 2012 Section 481(i); clause III(a) Notification dated 10.12.2002; letter no. 11061 dated 11.11.2024; State Sentence Remission Board; proposal to Remission Board with prescribed reports; conviction under Sections 304B/34, 302/34 IPC; Sessions Trial No. 585 of 2010; Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 361 of 2010; judgment dated 29.08.2012; Shahid Khudiram Bose Central Jail Muzaffarpur; relies on earlier Patna High Court order Cr. W.J.C. No. 1895 of 2023 (Bharat Singh v. State of Bihar); writ of certiorari and mandamus; application disposed of with direction to consider premature release in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the authorities concerned to consider the petitioner's application for premature release in accordance with law and in view of the order of this Court in Cr. W.J.C. No. 1895 of 2023 (Bharat Singh v. The State of Bihar & Ors.); no certiorari quashing of letter no. 11061 dated 11.11.2024 recorded in the oral order.