NEW DELHI: A vacation bench of justices Abhay S Oka and KV Vishwanathan sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh govt on the premature release of 15 convicts languishing in jails for over 15 to 23 years in various cases and listed the matter in September.

The plea was filed by 15 convicts including one Rampal through advocates Pradeep Kumar Yadav and Sanjeev Malhotra.

The petitioners have been lodged in Central Jail Fethhgarh,  UP, and serving judicial custody in different crimes in the state. They are seeking premature release/remission of the remaining period of their sentence.

They have sought direction to the state for their release and remission for the remainder for better future life, as per Policy dated August 1, 2018 formulated by the state authority.

The petitioners have urged the top court to issue directions to call for the records of the respondent authority and quash the same as they have already completed their sentences as per the state policy and release them as per terms and conditions imposed by the trial court.

They pleaded release on interim bail during the pendency of the writ petition.

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