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 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 432 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974), the State Government hereby grant
remission of sentence on the eve of the Chhattisgarh formation state day i.e. 26th
January, 15th August and 1st November, 2001 to prisoners who have
been convicted by the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction of the State and are confined in the
Jail of the State or other States, to the extent specified below :-
1. (a) Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for life prior to 18th
December, 1978 who have under gone sentence of 15 years inclusive of remission and
undertrial periods and are not affected under section 433-A of the said Code, be released
un-conditionally.
(b) Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for life after 18th
December, 1978 and who have under gone 14 years of sentence inclusive of undertrial
period, be released un-conditionally.
(c) All Women Prisoners who have not been convicted for life
imprisonment, and who have served more than 5 years actual sentence inclusive of
undertrial period on 26th January, 15th August and 1St
November, 2001 shall have their unexpired part of the sentence remitted and they shall be
released.
(d) The categories of prisoners referred to in column (2) Shall be
granted remission as specified in column (3) of the table below, but prisoners penalised
or sentenced for prison offences under sub-section(1) of section 45 read with
sub-section(1) of section 59 of the Prisons Act, 1894 shall not be eligible for the
remission.
S.No. |
Categories of Prisoners |
Scale of state remission granted |
1. |
Exluding prisoners sentenced for life such
prisoners who have been sentenced for more than 10 years, shall be granted remission of - |
4 Months |
2. |
Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
more than 5 years and upto 10 years shall be granted remisson of - |
3 Months |
3. |
Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
more than 3 years and upto 5 years shall be granted remisson of - |
2 Months |
4. |
Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
more than 2 years and upto 3 years shall be granted remisson of - |
1 Month and 15 Days |
5. |
Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
more than 1 year and upto 2 years shall be granted remisson of - |
1 Months |
6. |
Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for
more than 6 months and upto 1 year shall be granted remisson of - |
15 Days |
7. |
Prisoners excluding habitual offenders and
who do not come under remission system sentences to imprisonment for 6 months or less
shall be granted remission of - |
7 Days |
(e) Convicted prisoners who have not been sentenced to imprisonment for
life if they are (i) completely blind and are eligible for release under rule 363 of the
Madhya Pradesh Jail Manual an (ii) suffering from serious diseases as cancer, T.B and
likely to die if continued to be detained in Jail and are eligible for release under rule
361 of the said Manual, be released un-conditionally after examination and issue of
Medical Certifucate by the District Medical Board regarding blindness or such dieseases.
(f) Convicted prisoners whose age is 65 years or above and who have
serviced half of their sentence inclusive of undertrial period and exluding remission as
on 26th January, 15th August and 1St November, 2001 and
are not affected under section 433-A of the Code or Criminal Procedure 1973 shall have
their un-expired part of sentence remitted and they shall be released.
2. The remission as specified in sub-para (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and
(f) of para 1 above shall not be granted to :-
(i) Such prisoners who have been convicted for the crime -
- Which was investigated by Delhi Speical Police Establishment Constituted under Delhi
Special Police Establishment, Act, 1946 (No. 25 of 1946) or by any other agency empowered
to make investigation of Crime under any Central Act other than Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974)
- Which involved the mis-appropriation or destruction of or damage to any propery
belonging to Central Government, or
- Which was committed by a person in the service of Central Government while acting or
surporting to act in the discharge of his official duties.
(ii) Such prisoners -
- Who have been categorised as habitual Offenders under Jail Rule 412 by the Court.
- Who have been ordered by a Magistrate to furnish security and are undergoing
imprisonment for not furnishing such security or -
- Who are undergoing sentence in default or payment of fine,
(iii) The prisoners who are convicted for offences under the following
Acts:
(1) |
The Drugs and Cosmetice Act, 1940 (No. 23
of 1940) |
(2) |
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
(No. 46 of 1973) |
(3) |
The Employees Provident Funds and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (No. 19 of 1952) |
(4) |
The Provention of Food Adulteration Act,
1954 (No. 37 of 1954) |
(5) |
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (No.
10 of 1955) |
(6) |
The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
(No. 22 of 1955) |
(7) |
The Customs Act, 1962 (No. 52 of 1962) |
(8) |
The Madhya Pradesh, Excise Act, 1915 (No.
2 of 1915) |
(9) |
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 (No. 61 of 1985) |
(10) |
The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and
Provision of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (No. 52 of 1974) |
(11) |
The Representation of the People Act, 1951
(No. 43 of 1951) |
(12) |
The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (No. 46 of 1988) |
(13) |
The National Security Act, 1980 (No. 65 of
1980) |
(14) |
The Offenders convicted under section
120-B, 224, 304-B (Dowary death), 376, 377, 395, 396 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code,
1850 |
(15) |
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (No. 28 of
1961) |
(16) |
The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1987 (No. 28 of 1987) |
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