HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Sept 18: The Nagaland government has granted remission of sentences of 41 prisoners who have been convicted by the courts (other than court martial) having criminal jurisdiction in Nagaland and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in various jails of the state.
The state home department on Thursday said in celebration of the 79th Independence Day, and consequent to the proposal submitted by director general (prisons), the Governor of Nagaland, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 161 of the Constitution, has granted remission of sentences of these prisoners.
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The remission took effect from September 12.
However, the remission will not apply to those prisoners who were convicted under laws falling under the executive powers of the central government.
The 41 prisoners who got remission are 17 from central jail Dimapur, two from district jail Dimapur, eight from district jail Mon, three from district jail Wokha, four from district jail Tuensang, three from district jail Phek and two from district jail Longleng.
The scale of remission of sentence is 30 days for prisoners sentenced to 10 years and above, 20 days for prisoners sentenced to five years to 10 years, 10 days for prisoners sentenced to one year to five years and five days for prisoners sentenced up to one year.
However, the remission will not be admissible to the prisoners convicted under Foreigners Act, prisoners convicted under Passport Act, prisoners convicted under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, prisoners convicted under Section 3 to 10 of Official Secrets Act, 1923, prisoners convicted under Section 2 to 3 of Criminal Amendment Act, 1961, prisoners convicted under Section 121 to 130 of IPC, prisoners convicted under Section 107/109 of CrPC, prisoners convicted under Prevention of Corruption Act, prisoners convicted under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, prisoners convicted of rape, attempt to rape or assault on women, convicted prisoners found violating jail rules and discipline such as threatening/ intimidation/quarrelling/beating of fellow prisoners/staff and smuggling of contraband and prohibited articles and foreign nationals convicted under any Acts.
