Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim acquitted in Ranjit Singh murder case
Ram Rahim is currently serving a 20-year jail term for the rape of his two disciples.
The Punjab government has decided to amend its Premature Release Policy to allow early release of mentally incapacitated or terminally ill life convicts, in line with the directives of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The state Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, gave its nod on Friday to the necessary amendments, in pursuance of the Court’s order in 2013.
The changes would enable premature release of life convicts who are mentally incapacitated or who are suffering from terminally ill disease like cancer, suffering from full blown aids or failure of both kidneys.
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The mentally incapacitated or seriously ill-prisoners would be eligible for consideration after completion of 10 years of imprisonment, with or without remission. Prisoners suffering from cancer, or whose kidneys have failed, would also be eligible for it.
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