On the occasion of Independence Day, Haryana Government has granted special remission to prisoners who are undergoing sentence as a result of their conviction by the courts of criminal jurisdiction in the State.
The prisoners who have been sentenced for a period of 10 years and above, including life sentence, have been granted remission of 45 days, and those sentenced for less than ten years have been granted remission of 30 days, said an official spokesman.
He said the convicts who have been sentenced for life and are 75 years or above in case of male and of 65 years or above in case of female as on August 15 and have completed eight years of actual sentence in case of male convicts and six years in case of female convicts including undertrial period and excluding parole period and whose conduct has remained satisfactory during confinement and who have not committed any major jail offence in last two years be released forthwith.
He said the remission will be granted to all the convicts who are on parole or furlough from the jail on Independence Day, subject to the condition that they surrender at the respective jails on the due date after the expiry of their parole or furlough period for undergoing the un-expired portion of their sentence.
He said all prisoners convicted by the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction in Haryana but undergoing their sentences in Jails outside Haryana would also be entitled to get this remission as per the above scale. The remission will not be granted to prisoners convicted for the offences like abduction and murder of a child below the age of 14 years, rape with murder, dacoity or robbery, under the TADA (Prevention) Act 1987, the Official Secrets Act 1923, the Foreigners Act 1948, the Passport Act 1967.