https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275503 The statutory power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence under Sections 432 and 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, lies exclusively with the appropriate Government and is distinct from the court's power to decide conviction and sentence. A court cannot itself commute a sentence, direct premature release, or compel the executive to formalise commutation as though that decision had already been taken. Constitutional clemency under Articles 72 and 161 remains a separate sovereign power. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's commutation direction as unsustainable, while preserving the convicted person's liberty to seek appropriate executive relief in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275503 The statutory power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence under Sections 432 and 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, lies exclusively with the appropriate Government and is distinct from the court's power to decide conviction and sentence. A court cannot itself commute a sentence, direct premature release, or compel the executive to formalise commutation as though that decision had already been taken. Constitutional clemency under Articles 72 and 161 remains a separate sovereign power. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's commutation direction as unsustainable, while preserving the convicted person's liberty to seek appropriate executive relief in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275503