SC: Supreme Court Nixes ‘behave decently’ for remission | India News

NEW DELHI: Observing that the term ‘reasonable‘ is not defined in any definition law and is subjective, open to different interpretations, SC stated that the condition of “behaving decently” could not be imposed on a person. condemn when granting remissionas such, a term is vague and open to abuse.
SC said on Tuesday that a convict cannot legally seek remission but has the right to say so case for relief must be regarded as in accordance with the law and the conditions imposed on him must be reasonable. SC made this observation while quashing the Gujarat government’s decision to impose a condition on a convict to conduct himself decently for two years after coming out of jail and any violation thereof. may result in cancellation of remission. “The words ‘decent’ or ‘decent’ are not defined in CrPC. The idea of ​​decency continues to change with time,” SC said.