https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465919 Life imprisonment under the Penal Code is imprisonment for the remainder of the convict's natural life, and remission is not an indefeasible right. The judgment explains that statutory remission under the Code is distinct from constitutional clemency, so prior exercise of powers under Articles 72, 161 or 32 does not exhaust the appropriate Government's remission power. It also states that, in limited circumstances, courts may impose a special category of life sentence without remission for a specified period, subject to constitutional pardon powers. The decision further holds that Section 432(2) procedure is mandatory, suo motu remission is not permissible, and consultation under Section 435(1) amounts to concurrence in the covered cases. en-us Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465919 Life imprisonment under the Penal Code is imprisonment for the remainder of the convict's natural life, and remission is not an indefeasible right. The judgment explains that statutory remission under the Code is distinct from constitutional clemency, so prior exercise of powers under Articles 72, 161 or 32 does not exhaust the appropriate Government's remission power. It also states that, in limited circumstances, courts may impose a special category of life sentence without remission for a specified period, subject to constitutional pardon powers. The decision further holds that Section 432(2) procedure is mandatory, suo motu remission is not permissible, and consultation under Section 435(1) amounts to concurrence in the covered cases. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465919