SC notice to Centre on Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict
July 25, 2014  11:50
JUST IN: The Supreme Court issues a notice to the Centre on Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict S Nalini's plea for release from jail. The SC sends a notice to the Home Ministry on a petition filed by Nalini, convicted in the  Rajiv Gandhi assassination case) challenging Sec 435(1)A of the CrPc.

Nalini, who has been undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to declare as "null and void" a provision in law mandating Tamil Nadu government to consult the Centre before releasing seven life term convicts in the case.

In her petition, Nalini challenged Section 435(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code which mandates the state government to consult the Centre before pre-mature release of a convict if the case was investigated by the CBI.


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