MD. MUNNA versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
Life imprisonment is not for a definite period and must be treated as imprisonment for the remainder of the convict's natural life unless the sentence is commuted or remission is granted by the appropriate government. There is no provision in IPC or CrPC to treat life imprisonment as 14 or 20 years without remission; rules and statutes relied upon by petitioner do not confer automatic right to release.
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- Writ of habeas corpus
- Life imprisonment
- Remission
- Rigorous vs. simple imprisonment
- Prison regulations
- Detention legality