The Haryana Government has decided to grant special remission to the prisoners who are undergoing sentence as a result of their conviction by the courts of criminal jurisdiction in the State.
A spokesman of the Home Department on Monday said that remission of 180 days would be granted to the convicts who have been sentenced for a period of ten years and above.
He said that convicts who have been sentenced for five years or more but less than ten years would be granted remission of 120 days. Similarly, convicts who have been sentenced for two years or more but less than five years would be granted remission of 90 days and those who have been sentenced for less than two years would be granted remission of 60 days.
However, he made it clear that the remission would not be granted to the life convicts and those who are on bail on the day of granting this remission.
The spokesman said that the remission would also be granted to all the convicts who were on the parole or furlough from the jail on Independence Day that is August 15, 2014 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.
Sentence of imprisonment imposed in default of payment of fine would not be treated as substantive punishment for the purpose of the grant of the remission, he added.
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 spokesman made it clear that remission would not be granted to the prisoners convicted for offenses like abduction and murder of a child below the age of 14 years, rape with murder, dacoity or robbery, under NDPS Act 1985, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, Official Secrets Act 1923, Foreigners Act 1948, Passport Act 1967, section 2 and 3 of the Criminal law Amendment Act 1961, section 121 to 130 of the Indian Penal Code 1860.