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2005-12-15 India-Pakistan

Eleven jailed for life over Gujarat riots

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This judgement from October 2005 is relevant to the convicted rioters

Life imprisonment means for life, not 14 years, clarifies Supreme Court
New Delhi â Life sentence means imprisonment for life and is not equivalent to imprisonment for 14 years or 20 years, the Supreme Court of India has clarified, while dismissing a writ petition â a decision that will have far-reaching implications.

Life term punishment is a class of penalty âdifferent from ordinary imprisonment and it must be treated as imprisonment for the remaining period of the convict's natural life,â the apex court has observed.

Unless it was commuted or remitted by the appropriate authority, a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment was bound by the law to serve the entire life term in prison, it explained.

Posted by john 2005-12-15 15:04|| 2005-12-15 15:04|| Front Page Top

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