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Supreme Court orders release of 105-year-old life convict in 1988 murder
Supreme Court orders release of 105-year-old life convict in 1988 murder
The Supreme Court has ordered the premature release of Rasik Chandra Mondal, a 105-year-old life convict in a 1988 murder case. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the interim bail order of 2024 absolute, closing the case. The court found no justification for keeping him in custody given his age, even though he had not completed his life sentence.
Mondal was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC in 1994 for a murder that took place in West Bengal in 1988. His appeal to the Calcutta High Court was dismissed in 2018, and the Supreme Court later dismissed his appeal against that conviction. He filed a petition for premature release in 2020 when he was 99 years old, and was granted interim bail or parole in 2024.
Both livelaw.in and NDTV report the same outcome with no significant differences in facts or framing.
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The coverage from both sources is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant. Neither outlet highlights any controversy or opposition to the decision. The focus is on the court's reasoning based on the convict's advanced age. Readers should note that this is a purely procedural closure of a long-pending mercy petition, not a ruling on the merits of the conviction. The key fact is the age of the petitioner, which drove the court's decision.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livelaw.in (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
