Haryana government today said it has decided to grant special remission to prisoners, who are undergoing sentence as a result of their conviction by the courts of criminal jurisdiction in the state.
While giving this information here today, a spokesman of Home Department said, the remission of 180 days would be granted to convicts who have been sentenced for a period of ten years and above.
He said convicts who have been sentenced for five years or more but less than ten years would be granted remission of 120 days.
Similarly, convicts who have been sentenced for two years or more but less than five years would be granted remission of 90 days and those who have been sentenced for less than two years would be granted remission of 60 days, he said.
However, he made it clear that the remission would not be granted to life convicts and those who are on bail on the day of granting this remission.
The spokesman said the remission would be granted to all convicts who were on parole or furlough from the jail on Independence Day that is August 15 subject to the condition that they surrender at the respective jails on the due date after the expiry of their parole or furlough period for undergoing the un-expired portion of their sentence.
Sentence of imprisonment imposed in default of payment of fine would not be treated as substantive punishment for the purpose of the grant of the remission, he added.
He said all prisoners convicted by the courts of criminal jurisdiction in Haryana, but undergoing their sentences in jails outside the state would also be entitled to get this remission as per the above scale.
He made it clear that remission would not be granted to prisoners convicted for the offences like abduction and murder of a child below the age of 14 years, rape with murder, dacoity or robbery, under NDPS Act 1985, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, Official Secrets Act 1923, Foreigners Act 1948, Passport Act 1967, section 2 and 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1961, section 121 to 130 of the Indian Penal Code 1860.
