State Jail Minister Sohan Singh Thandal said those undergoing imprisonment for more than 10 years and up to 20 years have been granted one-time remission of sentence for a year.
Similarly, those serving a jail term of more than 7 years and up to 10 years would get remission for nine months and those who have been jailed for more than 5 years and up to 7 years would get 6 months.
In case a person has been sentenced to more than 3 years and up to 5 years in jail, he would get remission for three months. A remission for a month has been accorded to those undergoing a sentence of less than 3 years.
He said in case a person has been sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years or for a period exceeding 5 years but not more than 10 years, the conduct of the person for the last five would also be taken into consideration before granting him remission.
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The Minister said no remission will be granted to those convicted for a serious offences and in the cases being probed by CBI.
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