IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5192 OF 2024 (Arising out of S.L.P.(Criminal) No.4533 of 2024)
STATE OF U.T. CHANDIGARH & ORS. ... APPELLANT(S)
VS.
BHAGWAN DASS ... RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Though the notice is served, none appears for the
respondent.
2. Leave granted.
3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the
appellant.
4. The respondent was convicted for the offence
punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code,
1860 (for short, 'the IPC') and was sentenced to undergo
imprisonment for life. The respondent filed a petition
under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a
writ of mandamus enjoining the appellants to grant him
the benefit of remission under Section 432 (1) of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, the "CRPC").
The following is the operative part of the impugned order
dated 28th February, 2023 passed by the High Court:
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"In view of the submissions made by learned
State counsel, present petition is disposed of
with the direction to release the petitioner
within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of
certified copy of this order."
5. Today, the learned counsel appearing for the
appellant has placed on record a custody certificate of
the respondent dated 7th December, 2024 which shows that
on the date of ...