Supreme Court observes if escaped convict already serving life term is subsequently convicted, Subsequent sentence will run concurrently with previous life sentence

 In the case of State of Andhra Pradesh v. Vijayanagram Chinna Redappa, the division bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal recently set free a life convict, who despite being granted remission by Andhra Pradesh government, was not released on the ground that his sentence for a subsequent offence would start running from the date of remission. The court noted that for an escaped convict, the second conviction starts only when he serves the remaining term of his previous conviction. But for a life convict, it’s impossible to determine what was the remaining sentence. It also took into aid section 427(2) CrPC to hold that the second sentence would run concurrently with the previous life sentence. Therefore, the convict may be released upon grant of remission.

Name:Rajan chaudhary, College: Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri law college University of Calcutta , Semester:5th semester, legal intern at legal vidhiya 

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