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Summary The President has granted special remission in sentences to convicts on the Independence Day.
The step has been taken in consultation with the prime minister.Special remission of ninety days has been granted to the prisoners convicted for life imprisonment except those convicted for heinous crimes.Special remission for forty five days granted to all other convicts except the condemned prisoners and those convicted for heinous crimes.This remission will be admissible provided the convicts have undergone two third of their substantive sentence of imprisonment.Total remission has been allowed to male prisoners who are 65 years of age or above and the female prisoners who are 60 years of age or above and have undergone at least one third of their substantive sentence of imprisonment‚ except those involved in culpable homicide and terrorist acts.Special remission of one year has been allowed to female prisoners accompanying children and are serving sentence of imprisonment for crimes other than culpable homicide and terrorism.Total remission has also been allowed to juvenile convicts who have served 1/3rd of their substantive sentence except those involved in heinous crimes.
