Can’t free Katara case lifer after 20-year term, Delhi government tells SC

The Supreme Court expressed concern over the Delhi government’s stance that a convict sentenced to life imprisonment with 20 years without remission could not be released after completion of the period, potentially amounting to contempt of court. The court emphasized that a 20-year jail term would lose its meaning if the state maintained such a position, particularly in the case of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, convicted in the Nitish Katara murder case. Despite the Delhi High Court specifying a 30-year sentence without remission for the convicts, the Supreme Court sought clarity from the state on when Sukhdev Yadav could be released from jail, indicating a potential conflict over the interpretation of the sentence.

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