Governor Cannot Arbitrarily Reject Premature Release; Order Quashed Over Error in Calculating Jail Custody: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the constitutional power of the Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India to grant remission or consider premature release cannot be exercised arbitrarily. The Court quashed an order rejecting a convict's premature release request after finding that the authorities had incorrectly calculated the period of imprisonment already undergone by the convict. Division Bench Examines Premature Release Rejection The judgment was delivered…