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After 24 Years of Imprisonment, Nalini again moves Madras HC seeking remission of her sentence

Press Trust of India (PTI) has reported that Nalini Sriharan who is presently undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has again moved the Madras High Court seeking a...

‘Life Sentence’ and ‘Remission’; Questions referred to Constitution Bench in Sriharan Case and the Answers given [Read Judgment]

BackgroundIn Swamy Shraddananda (2) v. State of Karnataka (2008), a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that there is a good and strong basis for the Court to substitute a death sentence by...

Constitution Bench Reference in Union of India v. Sriharan [Day 10 - Final Day of Arguments]

Constitution Bench Reserves its Orders in Sriharan; Questions relating to “Life”, “Death”, “Mercy”, “Remission”, “Commutation” etc will be answered

Filing of more than one Mercy Petition is permissible both under Cr.P.C and Constitution ; State of TN to Constitution Bench [Summary of Arguments in Sriharan Day-7]

State should have the final say in whether or not remission should be granted; Tamil Nadu Submits to the Constitution Bench hearing Union of India v. Sriharan [Day-6]

Constitution Bench Matters to be listed before CJI from 8th July; Court to decide upon power of Remission of sentence related to Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, Validity of extended term of reservations, etc.