In a significant ruling on sentencing jurisprudence, the Supreme Court of India has held that a convict sentenced to “life imprisonment for a fixed term” of a specific number of years without remission is entitled to be released immediately upon completing that term. The bench, comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, clarified that
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