Heinousness of Crime Alone Cannot Justify Denial of Remission; Punishment Must Serve Reformative Purpose: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has quashed a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order that rejected the premature release of a convict who had served 22 years in prison. A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ruled that the executive cannot deny remission based solely on the “heinousness of the crime,” emphasizing

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