The Supreme Court will consider the validity the rule in Jammu and Kashmir which bars remission for terror convicts.

The Court decided to har a life convict's petition challenging Rule 54(1) of the Jammu & Kashmir Jail Manual, 2000 and Para 20.10(Chapter XX titled Commutation and Remission of Sentence) of J&K Prison Manual 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted in relation to a terrorism offence, along other similar pending petitions.

Pursuant to the November 22, 2024, order of the Court, his remission plea was considered, but was rejected in January by the J&K authorities on the grounds that he was convicted for terror-related crimes. On July 15, a bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti allowed him to file an interlocutory appl

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