SIYA RAM vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT(REVENUE AND JAIL DEPARTMENT) THROUGH SECRETARY — C.A. No. 9540/2013

Summary: Siya Ram v. State of Madhya Pradesh (C.A. No. 009540/2013) The Supreme Court dismissed Siya Ram's appeal challenging the High Court's rejection of his probation plea under the M.P. Prisoners' Release on Probation Rules, 1964. Siya Ram, convicted for murder (Section 302, IPC) with life imprisonment in 1981, had served only 7 years of actual imprisonment but sought release under the pre-2008 Rules requiring only one-third sentence or 5 years served. The Court held that applications must be evaluated under the law existing on the decision date, not the application date; the 2008 amendment requiring 14 years imprisonment for Section 302 convicts applied, consistent with Section 433A of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Court directed Siya Ram to surrender within two weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.