The Public Prosecutor said that among these 89 convicts, 53 have been awarded imprisonment of less than three years while a hearing on the quantum of sentencing on the remaining 36 would be held on September 1.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reserved a verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's plea seeking suspension of sentence by the trial court's Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar in the Toshakhana case.
The Supreme Court has recently opined that the concerned government may seek reports by a qualified psychologist after interacting with or interviewing the convict who has applied for premature release as it suggested various aspects to be considered while dealing with such applications.
The release of prisoners are based on prison policies and on the conduct of inmates, said Uttar Pradesh Prisons and Home Guard Minister Dharamveer Prajapati after the Supreme Court issued a notice on plea filed against premature release of poetess Madhumita Shukla murder convicts.
The Supreme Court on Friday began the hearing of the plea filed by Poetess Madhumita Shukla's sister, Nidhi Shukla, against the premature release of the convicts in the former's murder case.
The Uttar Pradesh Prisons Administration department has issued an order to release former minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani Tripathi, who are serving life imprisonment after being convicted in the murder case of poetess Madhumita Shukla.
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted the convicts in the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast which had killed 13 persons including 10 children on the spot, while grievously injuring 19 to 20 persons.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for the Gujarat government reiterated before Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan that all necessary compliances had been done before granting the remission.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday acquitted jailed gangster Neeraj Sehrawat alias Neeraj Bawania, his brother Pankaj Sehrawat, his maternal uncle and former MLA Rambeer Shokeen and other accused in a case filed under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) eight yea
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Kerala High Court order suspending the conviction of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal and asked the HC to hear it afresh and reconsider it in six weeks.
The Apex Court of Pakistan has scheduled the case hearing date of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman in the Toshakhana case on August 23, following the appeals made by the former prime minister Imran Khan against his conviction.