In Brief
Siya Ram, convicted in 1981 under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment, sought release on probation under the original M.P. Prisoners' Release on Probation Rules, 1964. The Rules were amended on 24 March 2008 to require 14 years' actual imprisonment for such offenders. The High Court rejected his plea, noting the amendment was in force when his application was decided. The Supreme Court upheld this, holding that probation applications must be assessed under the law existing on the decision date, not the filing date. The amendment was not retrospective but consistent with Section 433A CrPC (1978), requiring 14 years' imprisonment for life-sentence offenders in capital crimes. Appeal dismissed.", <parameter name="cited_cases">[]
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