The cabinet meeting on Friday approved guidelines to release certain categories of prisoners, who have been sentenced to life, but completed 14 years of jail with a good track record.
The meeting approved the guidelines for premature release of prisoners sentenced to life. The guidelines were drafted following Supreme court's order and the governor's suggestions.
Law and parliamentary affairs minister T B Jayachandra told reporters here that the guidelines would be extended to those prisoners who have been tried in the courts of the state and are undergoing sentence within the prisons of Karnataka. "Guidelines would apply to eligible persons subject to the various conditions, including that their cases do not fall under section 435 criminal procedure and that they should execute bonds of surety as per terms and conditions," he said.
The government will be constituting a committee headed by principal secretary home department for the premature release of prisoners. The committee would review the proposals case by case and make recommendations to the cabinet for taking decision. The proposals that have been recommended by the cabinet would be taken to governor for the approval.
Guidelines will be applicable to such prisoners:
* Who have had a record of good behaviour during their imprisonment and parole, and by the release of whom, there would be no disturbance to public order, law and order, and no threat to the family of victims as also no threat to the life of the released prisoner.
Guidelines will not be applicable to:
* Prisoners convicted for offences against laws relating to a matter to which the executive powers of the Centre extends; offences related to communal incidents; murder, convicted under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances act 1985; Explosive Substances Act 1908, Indian Explosive Act 1884, Indian Arms Act 1959, convicted under the Essential Commodities Act, Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955, kidnap, Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1985; prisoners convicted for offences against children, cases related to economic offences including forest/mines and mineral resources, SC/ST Act, 1989, rape, forgery, dacoity and terrorism crimes, smuggling, immoral traffic in women and girls.
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