LIFE CONVICT LAXMAN NASKAR vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL . — W.P.(Crl.) No. 110/2000

Case under Section X. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010077092000

Filing Date

03-May-2000

Registration No

W.P.(Crl.) No. 110/2000

Diary Number

7709/2000

Order Date

04-Sep-2000

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.LIFE CONVICT LAXMAN NASKAR

    Adv. SANTOSH SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL .

    Adv. TARA CHANDRA SHARMA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-Sep-2000

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 03-May-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(Crl.) No. 110/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: Life convict Laxman Naskar sought premature release claiming he had completed 14 years actual imprisonment plus 5 years 8 months remissions under the West Bengal Correctional Services Act 1992. The Supreme Court held that life imprisonment doesn't automatically end after 20 years with remissions; only the Government can remit the sentence. The Court found the Government's rejection reasons (witness apprehension, petitioner's age, political nature of crime) legally irrelevant and lacking substance, especially ignoring the jail authority's favorable reform report. The petition was allowed and the case remitted to the Government for reconsideration within three months applying proper criteria. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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