ITEM NO.29 COURT NO.16 SECTION II
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
PETITION(S) FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (CRL.) NO(S). 5411/2023
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23-12-2022 in CRLA No. 177/2014 passed by the High Court for The State of Telangana at Hyderabad]
BOGGULA TELUGU JAYAMMA & ANR. PETITIONER(S) VERSUS THE STATE OF TELANGANA RESPONDENT(S) Date : 17-12-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Kumar Murlidhar, AOR For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the court made the following O R D E R
1. The petitioners were awarded life sentence, but they were released
under the policy of the Government on Gandhi Jayanti, after serving seven
years only.
2. One of the issues apart from the merits, that arises for consideration is
whether such a policy can override the statutory provision of Section 433 A of
the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 which provides for the remission or
commutation of sentence only on completion of 14 years of imprisonment.
3. Learned counsel for the State prays for and is allowed a month’s time to
file an affidavit in ...