STATE OF HARYANA vs JAGDISH

The Supreme Court addressed the inconsistency in its previous rulings regarding the applicable policy for remission of sentence for life convicts, specifically contrasting the cases of State of Haryana v. Balwan and State of Haryana v. Mahender Singh. The Court held that the policy in effect at the time of conviction should govern the consideration for remission, as per Sections 432 and 433 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The Court affirmed the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to consider the respondent's case for clemency under the policy prevailing at the time of his conviction, rather than a subsequent policy.