Haryana govt announces remission to convicts on state day

Haryana government has announced to grant special remission to convicts of the state on the occasion of 'Haryana Day' on November 1.
The government has announced that convicts, who have been sentenced for a period of 10 years or more, will be granted remission of 60 days, an official spokesman said today.
The convicts, sentenced for five years or more but less than 10 years, will be granted remission of 45 days and those who had been sentenced for two years or more but less than five years would be granted remission of 30 days.
Also, the convicts who have been sentenced for less than two years would be granted remission for 15 days, he said.

The spokesman said that the remission will be granted to all the convicts who were on parole or furlough from the jail on 'Haryana Day', subject to the condition that they would surrender at the jails on the due date after expiry of parole or furlough period for undergoing the un-expired portion of their sentence.
He said remission will not be granted to the convicts who are on bail on the day of granting this remission.

No remission will be granted to prisoners convicted of abduction and murder of a child below the age of 14 years, rape with murder, dacoity or robbery and under NDPS Act, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities, the spokesman said.

Similarly, remission will also not be admissible to detainees of any class, Pakistan national, and convicts who committed any major jail offence during the last two years and were punished for the same under the relevant provisions of the Punjab Jail Manual or any other Act or Rules.
The spokesman added that all prisoners convicted by courts of criminal jurisdiction in Haryana but undergoing their sentences in jails outside the state will also be entitled to the grant of remission.